Dairy
Four key tips for dairy herd fertility
There are four key things to getting dairy herd fertility right, according to Meath-based vet Frank O’Sullivan. These are nutrition,...
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Sheep
New Zealand lamb production up 1% on 2014, exports down 4%
New Zealand lamb production for the 2014-15 season-to-date (October 2014 to June 2015) is 1% higher than the previous year,...
Dairy
Number of dairy cows in Northern Ireland reaches all time high
The number of dairy cows in Northern Ireland increased by 6% in June 2015 on June last year to 311,500...
Agri-Business
No slip up for Fyffes as first half revenue up 8%
The world’s oldest fruit company Fyffes has readjusted its targets for 2015 on the back of strong financial growth during...
Agri-Business
Know what the agricultural wage is for farm workers?
The agricultural wage in Ireland has, for many years, governed what agricultural workers have been paid. However, after a legal...
Dairy
'A vaccination programme is a cheap insurance policy' - top Meath dairy farmer
The use of vaccinations has become a cheap insurance policy, protecting the herd from the loss in production associated with...
Sheep
Kiwi sheep gives birth to quadruplet lambs
A two-year old Southdown ewe in New Zealand has given birth to healthy quadruplet lambs – a rarity in the...
EU
Commission extends period for SMP and butter private storage aid
The European Commission move to extend the period for private storage aid for both Skimmed Milk Powder (SMP) and butter has...
Dairy
No immediate end in sight to the dairy crisis - UFU President
There is no immediate end in sight to the dairy crisis and it is a “real and deep financial crisis” for...
Agri-Business
Coillte sells off 300 masts to French investment fund
Collate has announced that InfraVia Capital Partners (InfraVia), a French investment fund, has agreed to purchase its portfolio of telecommunications...
Dairy
Dairy expansion from within is much safer than going to the market says top vet
Poor animal health will wreck all the planning which has gone before it, Co. Meath-based veterinary surgeon Frank O’Sullivan told...
Dairy
FrieslandCampina reports first half profit of €192m
FrieslandCampina has reported a first half profit of €192m, up 85% on the first half of 2014. Margins rose due...
EU
European dairy farming has challenges, not a crisis - Hogan
European dairy farmers are not in a ‘crisis’ but the sector has challenges, the European Commissioner for Agriculture Phil Hogan...
EU
Northern Ireland's Rural Development Plan approved by Commission
Northern Ireland’s £623m Rural Development Programme (RDP) 2014-2020 has been approved by the European Commission. This Rural Development Plan approval...
Agri-Business
Monsanto abandons Syngenta takeover offer
Monsanto has abandoned its takeover offer to buy Syngenta, the company has announced. Syngenta has communicated that Monsanto’s enhanced proposal...
Dairy
Dairy expansion - How growing to 450 cows is impacting one Meath farm
A Co. Meath dairy farmer will increase cow numbers from 130 to 450 within the next three years and held...
Dairy
More countries put product into intervention but volumes down
Germany is the latest EU28 country to put dairy product into intervention – the latest figures from Europe show. Germany...
Dairy
Hogan hasn't ruled out raising dairy intervention price
The European Commissioner for Agriculture Phil Hogan has said he has not ruled out raising the current intervention price for...
