Beef
Cull cow beef quotes fall 5-10c/kg despite a drop in cow throughput
Despite relative stability in the quotes factories are offering for prime beef, the prices offered for cull cows have dropped...
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Beef
Cattle trade remains steady as farmers return to the ring after the Ploughing
The cattle trade remains relatively unchanged from previous weeks as farmers return to the ring following last weeks Ploughing. The...
Agri-Business
New Aurivo headquarters opened by Commissioner Hogan
The new corporate headquarters of Aurivo was officially opened by the European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, Phil Hogan last week....
Agri-Business
'Meat eaters should be treated like smokers with campaigns to turn them vegetarian'
The UK’s Labour spokesperson on agriculture has said that meat eaters should be treated like smokers. Kerry McCarthy is the...
Dairy
Almost 20,000t of EU milk powder now in intervention
Almost 20,000t of skimmed milk powder has now been offered to public intervention, according to latest figures from the Milk...
Machinery
Massey Ferguson to introduce 130hp 5713 SL at Agritechnica
Massey Ferguson will be introducing the 130hp MF 5713 SL at the Agritechnica Show this year. It says the new...
Arable
Government intervention sees swelling maize stocks in China
Chinese intervention purchasing has seen its state maize stocks rocket in recent months, according to Jack Watts, Lead Analyst, AHDB Market...
Beef
Northern farmers say supply chain failing to provide for beef farmers
The scale of the beef price differential between Northern Ireland and Great Britain has become a significant concern, according to...
N.Ireland
North's dairy aid package worth €1,920 to each dairy farmer
The average dairy farmer in Northern Ireland is set to receive an average of €1,920 from the North’s £5.1m dairy...
Machinery
Miss the machinery at the Ploughing? Here's five of the biggest tractors from the show
There is some top-class machinery on show at the National Ploughing Championships this week. The Case Magnum 380hp is something to...
Agri-Business
Cost cutting boosts Fonterra profits to €280m
In its annual results Fonterra Co-operative Group has announced a net profit after tax of $506 million for the financial...
Sheep
Imports of Northern lamb for slaughter up 4% on 2014
During the 12 weeks ending September 19, 2015 a total of 72,481 lambs were imported from Northern Ireland for direct...
Beef
'The best advice for farmers thinking dairy calf to beef is to start small'
With a large increase in the numbers of beef farmers thinking about rearing dairy-bred calves the best advice for them...
National Ploughing Championships
Roscommon woman wins National Brown Bread competition
The winner of The National Brown Bread Baking Competition, sponsored by Aldi, is Margaret Sexton of Co. Roscommon. The competition...
National Ploughing Championships
Ploughing results from Day Three of the Ploughing
Here are Ploughing results from the final day of the National Ploughing Championships 2015. There was a sunny start to...
National Ploughing Championships
National Ploughing Championships heads to Offaly for 2016
The National Ploughing Championships 2016 will take place in Tullamore Co. Offaly. After three years at the Ratheniska site in...
National Ploughing Championships
Pics and video of the 76,500-strong crowd at Day 3 of the Ploughing
There was a sunny start to the third and final day of the 2015 National Ploughing Championships in Co. Laois....
EU
Hogan confirms October pay out of EU aid package
All EU aid monies will be paid out to farmers by the end of October, according to European Agriculture Commissioner...
