Sheep
Sheepmeat imports to EU up 1% year-on-year, here's where it came from
The EU imported 1% more sheepmeat in the first half of 2015 compared to the first half of 2014, according...
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Rural Life
Video: Great footage of the barley harvest in Tipperary
Harvesting has finished up on many farms across the country and Tipperary is no exception. Robbie Ingram from Templemore, Co....
Agri-Business
Zoetis Senior Executive Roy Geary wins ASA Novus award
Roy Geary, a Senior Executive with multinational animal health company Zoetis, has been selected as the overall winner of the...
Beef
Poor milk price drives UK cow slaughterings up 13.8% in July
The numbers of cull cows coming to slaughter in the UK in July of this year has increased by 13.8%...
Dairy
UK milk production down 1.1% year-on-year
UK milk production for the month of July is down 1.1% on the same month in 2014, according to provisional...
EU
Commission President says competition authorities need to examine retail sector
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said this week there is a need to break up some retail oligopolies in Europe....
Grass
Deadline for fertiliser applications fast approaching
The prohibited period when chemical fertiliser spreading is not allowed on Irish farms will start in the coming days. From September...
Dairy
New Zealand milk production could fall further than expected
Fonterra has maintained its milk volume forecast for the 2015-16 season in the range of 2-3% lower than the amount collected...
Beef
EU beef imports up 3%, exports down 1% in first half of 2015
In the first half of the year, EU beef and veal imports were up 3% on the same period last...
Agri-Business
Support us and we'll support you, says FBD Doherty
FBD has asked its farmer customer base to remain loyal as it tackles its ongoing financial issues. Christy Doherty, Head of...
N.Ireland
Northern Ireland obtains Official Brucellosis Free status
The Europen Commission has approved the North’s application for Official Brucellosis Free (OBF) status, Agriculture Minister, Michelle O’Neill has confirmed....
Arable
Watch great drone footage as gluten-free oat harvest comes to a close
Glanbia recently got some excellent drone footage of the gluten-free oat harvest. According to Rob O’Keeffe of Glanbia the gluten-free...
Beef
UK cattle prices falling, Ireland still in fifth on league table
Ireland remains in fifth place on the EU deadweight cattle prices league table, latest figures from the Livestock and Meat...
National Ploughing Championships
Preparations well underway in Co. Laois for Ploughing 2015
There is just under two weeks to go to the the 2015 National Ploughing Championships and preparations are well underway...
Rural Life
Video: Great footage of spring barley being harvested in Carlow
The majority of the harvest is complete across the country and Paul Brennan of Skyfly Photography took to the fields...
Opinion
EU's €500m package must deliver structural changes to supply chain
The measures announced by the European Commission to help farmers across the EU are to be welcomed. The outcomes of...
Agri-Business
Poll: Should cloning for food be banned - MEPs vote that it should be
Today, (Tuesday) September 8 MEPs voted yes on amendments to a European Commission proposal to ban the cloning of farm animals...
EU
5 key outcomes for farmers in new EU support package
The European Commission yesterday presented a €500m package of measures to support EU farmers. Here are some of the key...
