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Belgian Blue shuts down M50 (no joke!)
Stray cattle caused traffic chaos in Dublin this evening. According to reports from An Garda Siochana there are stray cattle...
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Machinery
Pics: World's largest Ferguson collection to go under the hammer
The world’s largest Ferguson collection is to go under the hammer at Cheffins auctioneers this week in the UK. Ferguson later...
EU
New veterinary agreement to boost EU-New Zealand trade in animal products
Technical amendments to the EU-New Zealand Agreement on sanitary measures in live animals and animal products have recently been made...
Environment
Poor water quality will be the new quota - EPA
Approximately 50% of all water bodies in Ireland require improvement in terms of water quality and this could have a...
Agri-Business
Love cheese? Seamus Sheridan's Guide to Cheese is a must
Counter Culture – The Sheridans Guide to Cheese is about more than cheese; it’s all about the cheesemakers and the...
N.Ireland
Police return tractor to owner; after it was spotted being driven around estate
A New Holland tractor has been returned to its owner after it was stolen by thieves and rammed through a...
Machinery
Pics: New tractors, combines and forage cruiser for New Holland at Agritechnica
New Holland has launched three new machines at this year’s Agritechnica; two new tractor models, new combines and a forage...
Dairy
Global Dairy Trade set to fall further
There’s set to be more bad news for dairy farmers from the Global Dairy Trade next week with futures markets...
World News
Can you spot the 550 sheep in this photo?
Imagine walking out in the morning to check your 550-strong flock of sheep and you can hardly see them. That’s...
EU
CAP simplification back at the top of the agenda in Europe
CAP simplification will be top of the agenda at next week’s meeting of EU Agriculture Ministers in Brussels. The Council...
Beef
76% of the UK's beef imports are from Ireland
Some 76% of beef imports to the UK in the first eight months of the year came from the Republic...
Dairy
Dairy and sugar drive world food prices up - FAO
Major food commodity prices rose in October on September by 3.9% with dairy helping to drive the rise. The Food...
Agri-Business
New report reveals that consumers are misled by packaging of meat products
Some meat products may not actually contain the ingredients that are listed on its labels, according to a recent report...
World News
Unbrielievable: 100 wheels of cheese worth €40,000 stolen in France
Police in France are investigating the theft of 100 wheels of comté cheese from a dairy in the east of...
Arable
Ukrainian wheat production could fall by a third in 2016
The Ukrainian wheat harvest could fall by nearly a third in 2016, following drought this autumn and the poor condition...
Machinery
Pics: New Joskin slurry spreader ideal for wet ground
Joskin has added a new model to its slurry spreader range: the Tetrax 2 16000S. According to the company, it...
Dairy
‘Respiratory problems on the rise within calf rearing units’
The current humid conditions are predisposing young calves to higher than normal levels of respiratory- related health problems, according to...
Dairy
'Ignoring the dry period could reduce herd productivity in 2016'
To ignore, or significantly shorten, the dry period could have a detrimental effect on the productivity of the herd in...
