Arable
EU cereal plantings up, but prices remain at 'rock bottom'
New figures show good EU cereal plantings, due to good weather conditions but grain prices are predicted to remain low....
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Beef
Up to 16c/kg difference in the beef price quoted and paid in Northern Ireland
A recent analysis by the Livestock and Meat Commission in Northern Ireland has found a notable differential in quoted prices...
N.Ireland
Appeal for information after 30 calves stolen from farm
The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) is appealing for information regarding the theft of 30 calves from a farm...
Sheep
Cost of sheep production to be monitored by Tesco UK
A cost of production model for the sheep industry is being trailed by Tesco in the UK. It is inviting...
Agri-Business
France bans supermarkets throwing away unsold food
France has gone ahead with its plans to ban supermarkets throwing away unsold food, with its senate passing the new...
EU
GMOs are being authorised in the EU without Member State support - MEPs
GMOs are being authorised in the EU without the support of Member States, according to MEPs. They said last week...
Dairy
'Don't take locally produced, fresh liquid milk for granted'
It is crucial that neither retailers, dairies, regulators, government nor consumers would take locally produced, fresh liquid milk for granted...
Agri-Business
120m tonne milk increase driven by Asia-Pacific
Global milk production over the coming decade will increase by more than 120m tonnes, two-thirds of which will be produced...
N.Ireland
'Northern dairy farmers should not have to cut production'
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) is not supporting calls for dairy farmers in Northern Ireland to cut back production levels,...
Dairy
FrieslandCampina holds February milk price
FrieslandCampina has held its guaranteed price for raw milk supplies for February at €29.25 per 100kg, which is the equivalent...
Dairy
Dairy and meat prices drive world food prices down - FAO
Food commodity prices for January 2016 dropped by 16% on January last year, the latest figures from the Food and Agriculture...
Beef
Differences in Irish/UK beef price gap across cattle types
The first month of 2016 has seen cattle prices in Britain continue on the downward trajectory which began towards the end...
N.Ireland
Northern Ireland milk production powers ahead of 2014 levels
Northern Ireland milk volumes increased last year on 2014 by 2.7%, figures from the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development...
Rural Life
Video: This is a calving with a difference!
Calving has begun on many farms across the country and there are plenty of videos on social media of happy...
Agri-Business
Arla to cut 500 jobs despite 'huge task' of finding markets for extra milk supplies
On the back of announcing a strategy last year to grow its business over the coming years, Arla has announced...
Dairy
UK Supermarket makes 100 day dairy grazing pledge
Milk suppliers to one of the UK’s largest supermarket chains must now have their cows at grass for at least...
N.Ireland
‘The Stormont Executive can legislate for guaranteed prices’
The Stormont Executive has the authority to introduce legislation guaranteeing farmers commodity prices that reflect their costs of production in...
Dairy
Handbrake yet to be pulled on Kiwi milk production
Most parts of New Zealand have had good rain this summer despite predictions of drought due forecast El Niño weather...
