Dairy
Average EU November milk price back 10.6% on November 2014
The November EU weighted average milk price stood at €30.78/100kg (22.40p/L), up €0.24/100kg (0.8%) on the previous month, according to...
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Agri-Business
Dow Chemical and DuPont to merge and form one company
Chemical companies Dow Chemical and DuPont have announced that they are to combine in an all-stock merger of equals. The...
Dairy
Fonterra announces record export volumes in December
New Zealand dairy giant Fonterra has announced it exported record volumes for the month of December 2015. Export data for...
World News
Bluetongue outbreaks are continuing in France
Bluetongue outbreaks are continuing in France, with a further three outbreaks over the Christmas period, the World Animal Health Organisation...
EU
The UK outside the EU could not negotiate with the power the EU provides - Phil Hogan
The EU Commissioner for Agriculture Phil Hogan has asked the Oxford Farming Conference how the UK would fare if it...
Dairy
New Zealand dairy farmers hopeful of market conditions improving in 2016
Dairy farmers in New Zealand are more confident than their beef and sheep counterparts of market conditions improving in 2016....
Beef
Poland now the third largest beef exporter to UK, after Ireland and the Netherlands
Polish beef exports for first nine months of 2015 were up 23% on the year, according to AHDB, the English...
Agri-Business
Monsanto posts 'better than expected' first quarter results
Monsanto has posted ‘better than expected‘ first quarter results for 2016 which it states delivered earnings per share (EPS) for the first...
Dairy
Kiwi dairy farmers feeling the effects of Global Dairy Trade drop
New Zealand dairy farmers are feeling the effects of the recent fall in the Global Dairy Trade auction according to...
EU
Does the CAP benefit more than farmers? 62% of Europeans think so
A recent European Commission survey on what European citizens think of the CAP shows that 62% of EU citizens think...
Dairy
How to avoid antibiotic residue problems while milking this spring
Milk processors can apply stringent penalties if milk supplies are found to be positive for residues, according to Animal Health Ireland...
Environment
Farmers to receive funding to help alleviate flooding problems
Farmers are to receive funding from the Government to help alleviate the difficulties they are facing from flooding. Yesterday, Tuesday,...
World News
US repeals country of origin labelling law on beef and pork
The US has repealed its law on the country of origin labelling requirements for beef and pork products. All imported and domestic...
Dairy
Friesland Campina to pay its farmers a bonus for limiting milk supply
Dutch dairy Friesland Campina is to pay its farmers a bonus for limiting milk supply. Farmers are to be paid...
Rural Life
Video: Sowing corn with four restored Ford tractors
Before winter arrived, the Kanes in Barnhill, Castledermot, Co. Kildare were busy into the night sowing corn. This great footage...
Dairy
Global Dairy Trade records drop in first auction of the New Year
The first Global Dairy Trade auction of 2016 recorded a decrease of 1.6% on the last auction held on December...
N.Ireland
A Brexit would be 'detrimental' for the agri-food sector in the North - O'Neill
A British exit (Brexit) from the European Union would be detrimental for Northern Ireland’s agri-food sector, according to the North’s...
Rural Life
Video: Great footage of the wheat harvest in Norway last year
https://youtu.be/ibYDrcYAyQ8 This great drone footage from Norway shows the 2015 wheat harvest in the south of the country. It was...
