N.Ireland
'Long-term prospects for farming are good, but that's no consolation for those struggling now'
Last year was an extremely difficult year for the farming sector and while the long-term prospects for farming are good...
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Beef
Cattle trade in Britain on downwards trajectory
Following the stability over the holiday period, in the first full week of trading this year the cattle trade in...
Dairy
Lungworm outbreaks in cows can cost €160/cow - is it time to vaccinate?
Lungworm outbreaks in adult cows can cost €160 per cow, according to Fergal Morris of MSD Animal Health. He says that...
Dairy
Huge increase in November milk supplies compared to 2014
Domestic milk intake by creameries and pasteurisers was estimated at 352.1m litres for November 2015, according to the latest figures...
Dairy
'Difficult to predict future milk price for more than three months'
It is very difficult to predict future farm-gate milk price, as long-term price predictions are often inaccurate, according to Piet Boer....
Beef
'Farmers have real fears around the lack of competition in beef processing'
Livestock farmers have real fears and concerns around the lack of competition and dominance in beef processing as well as...
Dairy
Glanbia, Kerry Group and Lakeland Dairies have set December milk price
Glanbia, Lakeland Dairies and Kerry Group have all held their milk price for December supplies of milk. Lakeland Dairies was...
Beef
Demand for beef outstrips supply in US
Demand for beef in the US is outstripping supply, according to Kevin Grier, a Market Analyst of North America. Canada and...
EU
EU sanctions €62m for TB eradication and control programmes
The European Union has committed close to €161m to combat animal diseases and zoonoses in 2016. This is to support eradication,...
N.Ireland
North's pork and beef soon to be plated up in India and Canada
Pork and beef produced in Northern Ireland will soon be served on plates in India and Canada as the North...
Agri-Business
Alltech acquires leading animal nutrition company
Alltech has acquired 100% of the outstanding shares of Masterfeeds, Inc., in a share purchase agreement with Ag Processing Inc (AGP)....
Dairy
US dairy exports back 24% on 2014 levels
US dairy exports in November 2015 were just $377.3m, back 24% on the corresponding month in 2014, according to the US...
Dairy
Pick up in the sale of EU milk powder into intervention
There has been a significant increase in the last three weeks of European countries selling milk powder into public intervention,...
EU
Bird flu reaches Scotland as control zone is put in place
A suspect case of avian influenza (bird flu) has been identified in chickens on a farm in Dunfermline, Scotland, the...
Agri-Business
Chinese inspections of meat exporters to begin 'in next few weeks'
Several countries are to visit Ireland in 2016 to conduct inspections on meat processing plants with the first beginning in...
Dairy
US winter storm Goliath to have 'lingering affect' on milk supply
US winter storm Goliath storm will have a lingering affect on Texas’ milk supply, according to Darren Turley, Executive Director of the...
Dairy
What will define a recovery in global dairy markets?
Global dairy markets might not see a full recovery until 2017, according to Alan Levitt of the US Dairy Export Council....
EU
Brexit: Why UK agriculture could be better off outside the EU
With a referendum on whether to leave the EU or not looming, the issue of Brexit was discussed at length...
