EU
Countries have stopped offering product to intervention
No country offered skimmed milk powder (SMP) into intervention for the week ending November 15, 2015, figures from the Milk...
EU
No country offered skimmed milk powder (SMP) into intervention for the week ending November 15, 2015, figures from the Milk...
Agri-Business
Fonterra is to sell its 50% interest in Dairiconcepts, the co-ops US joint venture with Dairy Farmers of America (DFA)....
World News
The sale of Australia’s largest farm to foreign investors has been blocked by the Australian government, according to Treasurer of...
N.Ireland
Concerns about the mislabelling of red meat in Northern Ireland were highlighted by the Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) at a...
Rural Life
An annoyed Croatian farmer has decided to block cars into his field by ploughing around them. The disgruntled farmer came...
Beef
Farmers could face difficulty getting cattle slaughtered next week as factories are reporting strong numbers coming forward, according to procurement...
Dairy
Innovation at processing level will not increase farmgate milk prices per se, according to Glanbia Chairman Henry Corbally. “Rather it will...
Agri-Business
FBD Property and Leisure Ltd has reported after-tax profits of €1.6m last year on a turnover of €53.1m and plans...
Dairy
Overall dairy prices at the Global Dairy Trade auction fell 7.9% this week for third consecutive auction fall. Overall and...
Agri-Business
The Department of Agriculture launched a new organics scheme this year which has proved to be hugely successful since its...
EU
CAP simplification is part of European Agriculture Commissioner Phil Hogan’s overall strategy to streamline and reduce EU legislation wherever possible....
N.Ireland
Dairy farmers in Northern Ireland and the rest of the UK started to receive their EU aid payments, two weeks...
Agri-Business
The Minister for Social Protection Joan Burton came in for some severe criticism in the Dail this week over recent...
EU
European Agriculture Commissioner, Phil Hogan has not confirmed a date for a mid-term review of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). Responding...
Rural Life
The Farm Contractors of Ireland (FCI) held a recent fundraising barbeque which raised over €18,000, of which €9,100 was donated...
Dairy
Dairy product prices at the latest Global Dairy Trade auction have fallen on the last event. The results of the...
Dairy
The average New Zealand dairy cow produced on average 4,235L of milk last season, 18% more than 10 years ago...
Agri-Business
After several months of outstanding export performance, the value of EU agri-food exports went down quite significantly in August 2015...