Agri-Business
Supermarket opens selling only out-of-date or damaged foods
Some 700,000t of food is thrown out in Denmark each year, and now one charity in the country has opened...
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Rural Life
Date to have your dog micro-chipped is fast approaching
Dog owners and breeders in the Republic of Ireland have until March 31, 2016 to comply with new laws which...
Dairy
New Zealand wades in to blame European farming supports for poor dairy prices
New Zealand has waded into the war of words over who or what is to blame for low dairy prices....
World News
Video: New kid on the block at Boston zoo
There’s a new kid on the block (literally) at Franklin Park Zoo in Boston after a female Nigerian dwarf goat...
Dairy
Handy tips to keep milking equipment from freezing
With severe frost promised this weekend, freezing weather conditions can affect farming in several ways. The problem of freezing of...
Dairy
Arla UK holds milk price despite market pressure
Despite ongoing downward pressure on dairy markets, Arla Foods is to hold its on-account milk price for March 2016. Arla is...
Agri-Business
European Commission set to re-licence Roundup
The European Commission looks set to re-licence Glyphosate the worlds most widely used and controversial weedkiller. According to reports in...
N.Ireland
North's Department of Agriculture relocation given the green light
Planning permission has been granted for a new headquarters for the North’s Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (DARD). Permission...
N.Ireland
Northern Ireland's beef and dairy herd numbers up
The dairy herd in Northern Ireland stood at 313,600 cows in December 2015, a year-on-year increase of 2%, the latest figures...
EU
EU intervention stocks surpass last year's 40,280t offering
To date in 2016, 44,642t of skimmed milk powder (SMP) has been offered to the EU’s public intervention level –...
Dairy
Herd management system a national first for Kerry farmer
A Kerry farmer has become the first in the Republic of Ireland to install a new farm management system that...
Agri-Business
Kerry and Glanbia share prices up on the back of results
Kerry Group’s share price has increased by over 10% in the past 12 months, with shares currently worth €75 –...
Environment
6 steps to reduce your farms carbon footprint and save up to €29,000
A new study from McDonald’s UK has identified six simple measures that can help beef farmers reduce their carbon footprint...
Dairy
First year figures from Belview - how did it do?
Belview, the €184m plant designed and built to supply product for export, processed 300m litres of milk last year, well...
EU
British farmers on Brexit: What of future supports and market impacts?
The future of support payments from the EU and the impact a possible Brexit would have on markets were on...
EU
Draft EU law on prevention of animal diseases agreed by MEPs
New measures to prevent and halt outbreaks of animal diseases such as avian flu or African swine fever were backed...
Farm Building
Sheep farmers still waiting on the approval of fencing for grant aid
The first amendment to Ireland’s Rural Development Programme which would see key changes to GLAS, the Beef Data and Genomics...
Agri-Business
Glanbia profits up 7% (earnings of €270m) as milk supplies up 18%
Glanbia has released its 2015 figures, say it delivered a “strong performance” during the year, with its performance nutrition range...
