Agri-Business
Moy Park sees turnover jump by £3.9m for second quarter
Moy Park’s turnover increased by £3.9m to £360.3m for the second quarter (Q2) of 2015, compared with the same period...
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Machinery
Video: Massey dream combo of 7720 tractor with DM Series butterfly mowers
Massey Ferguson recently launched its new DM Series disc mower range which includes light, mounted disc models, front- and rear-mounted...
Dairy
Co-ops should not shy away from hard decisions including mergers - IFA dairy chairman
The IFA is asking dairy co-operatives to explore all possibilities of consolidation on the back of weak dairy market returns...
Sheep
Australian sheepmeat exports fell 4% in first half of year
Australian sheepmeat exports fell 4% in the first half of 2015, driven by a drop in mutton shipments and despite an...
Dairy
Some good dairy news at last - signs of market rebound next week
This week dairy futures prices have surged off their lows, according to New Zealand bank ASB’s Rural Economist, Nathan Penny....
Rural Life
33% of parents bribe their children to eat vegetables
Some 33% of parents have admitted to bribing their children to eat vegetables, according to a survey from Tesco. A...
Dairy
Dutch dairy expansion could be curtailed by new phosphate limits
The Dutch government recently introduced new phosphate limits which have dairy farmers in the country concerned. The new measures mean...
Dairy
Lakeland Dairies cuts its July milk price
Lakeland Dairies has cut its July milk price by 1c/L to 27c/L (VAT inc) after the board met today (Thursday),...
Machinery
Video: The square baler that made 10,000 bales in 24hr
The Massey Ferguson’s square baler option (MF1840) was on display at its the manufactures unveiling of its latest equipment range...
Dairy
Fonterra to cut significantly the volume of product sold on GDT
Fonterra is significantly reducing its GlobalDairyTrade (GDT) offer quantity forecasts for the next 12 months. Since its inception in 2008...
Dairy
UK becomes the fourth country to sell milk powder into intervention
The UK has become the fourth country to sell dairy product into intervention. According to latest statistics from the European...
N.Ireland
400 piglets and 32 sows killed in Co. Tyrone farm fire
Some 400 piglets and 32 sows have been killed in a fire on a Co. Tyrone farm, according to the...
Dairy
No government dig out for struggling Kiwi dairy farmers
Dairy farmers in New Zealand will not be offered special financial support from the New Zealand government, despite facing significant...
Dairy
Northern Ireland summit to address 'serious difficulties' facing dairy farmers
The Ulster Farmers Union is holding a summit for dairy farmers and the dairy industry on Thursday 27 August at...
Beef
Europe reduces its BSE testing criteria
The European Commission has reduced the amount of specified risk material (SRM) that needs to be checked under its BSE...
Dairy
US dairy giant quits Global Dairy Trade
Land O’Lakes – the fifth largest dairy in the US – has quit the Global Dairy Trade (GDT) after just...
Beef
EU ground beef market remains 'positive' despite drop in UK beef consumption
The AHDB (the organisation for English beef and sheep) has highlighted that there has been some positives for the EU...
Dairy
'Re-introduction of quotas by the back door would be criminally stupid'
Supply management or quotas has long proven to be a completely redundant policy measure, according to Conor Mulvihill European Affairs Executive at...
