Agri-Business
Parity between the Euro and Sterling cannot be ruled out
Exchange rate analysts are predicting that the value of the euro against Sterling could fluctuate between £0.75 and parity while...
Latest Stories
Agri-Business
Farmers protest at Newtownsandes Co-op
Approximately 20 disgruntled members of Newtownsandes Co-op protested outside the organisation’s headquarters in the village of Moyvane, Co Kerry on...
Dairy
Dairy products fall 3% at the latest Global Dairy Trade Auction
Dairy product prices fell 3% at today’s Global Dairy Trade auction, bringing to an end the increases seen in auction...
Environment
EU Parliament vote in favour of climate change agreement
The European Parliament this morning voted overwhelmingly to approve the Paris Climate Change Agreement that was brokered last year. This vote...
Pig/Poultry
Russia appeal World Trade Organisation ruling on EU pork import ban
Russia has appealed against the World Trade Organisation’s (WTO) ruling that its ban on EU pork imports was against WTO rules,...
Environment
Northern farmers can spread slurry after closing date in exceptional circumstances
Northern Irish farmers can spread slurry beyond the closed period of October 15 in exceptional circumstances, the Department of Agriculture,...
Environment
Northern farmers can spread slurry after closing date in exceptional circumstances
Northern Irish farmers can spread slurry beyond the closed period of October 15 in exceptional circumstances, the Department of Agriculture,...
Dairy
Dutch dairy farmers paid more to produce milk from grazed grass
Dutch dairy farmers could see the payment for milk produced from grazed grass increase as FrieslandCampina plan to rise its...
N.Ireland
Northern Ireland applies for BSE Negligible Risk status
Northern Ireland has applied for BSE Negligible Risk status after the north’s Minister for Agriculture, Michelle McIlveen, submitted an application...
EU
UK farmer's union strengthen Brexit strategy
The National Farmers Union (NFU) has moved to refocus and strengthen its strategy on Brexit in both its government and...
N.Ireland
£100,000 allocated for the Social Farming Capital Grant Scheme
There has been £100,000 made available for farmers under the Social Farming Capital Grant Scheme, according to Department of Agriculture Environment and...
Agri-Business
Aryzta 'withhold' performance related bonus of €958,000 from CEO
Aryzta, the Irish/Swiss food group has withheld a performance-related bonus of €958,000 from its Chief Executive Officer Owen Killian. In...
Environment
European Parliament to vote on climate change agreement
The European Parliament will vote to give the Paris Climate Change Agreement the green or red light tomorrow. Under the...
Agri-Business
Sterling weakens as Brexit draws closer
Sterling has weakened further since the UK Prime Minister, Theresa May, announced that she would trigger Article 50, the first...
Dairy
UK milk production set to fall by 1 billion litres in 2016
The volume of milk produced on UK dairy farms is expected to fall by a massive one billion litres in...
Agri-Business
UK moves a step closer to leaving the European Union
The UK has moved a step closer to leaving the European Union (EU) after its Prime Minister, Theresa May, put...
Machinery
Amazone to add ploughs to its product range with new purchase
The Amazone Group has purchased the plough production facility of Vogel and Noot based in north-west Hungary in eastern Europe. The company,...
Agri-Business
Alltech's looking for entrepreneurs for its new innovation programme
Alltech is searching for entrepreneurs to apply to ‘The Pearse Lyons Accelerator’ program, which aims to provide market and development opportunities to...
