Sheep
6% fall in Northern Irish lamb imports in September
There has been a 6% fall in the number of Northern Irish lambs crossing the border for direct slaughter in...
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Beef
'Beef price to remain under pressure for rest of 2016'
Beef prices in many major beef producing countries will remain under pressure for the rest of 2016, according to Rabobank’s...
N.Ireland
Farmer fined for causing pollution to a waterway
A Co. Antrim farmer has been fined £500 plus an Offender Levy of £15 at Ballymena Magistrates’ Court today. The Carrickfergus...
Dairy
UK milk price continues its upward trend
A number of the major dairy companies in the UK have moved to increase the October farm-gate milk price. Companies...
Agri-Business
Euro reaches its strongest level against Sterling in three years
The euro has continued to strengthen against Sterling with an increase of 0.8% this week, figures from the European Central...
Rural Life
You're less likely to develop allergies if you grow up on a farm
Children who grow up on farms are less like to suffer from asthma and rhinitis in later life, a recent...
Agri-Business
Chinese takeover of Syngenta awaits EU clearance
Chinese state-owned Chemchina has sought approval from the European Commission for its $43 billion takeover of Swiss Company Syngenta. The Chinese...
World News
Antibiotic resistance can occur naturally in soil bacteria
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists have found antibiotic-resistant bacteria in prairie soils that had little or no exposure to...
Arable
High demand drives straw trade - Straw prices vary by €10/bale
High demand for straw has seen the price remain high, with 4×4 round bales selling between €8-18/bale depending on location....
Arable
Late main crop potato harvest now on the cards
Ground conditions are holding up, so far, for potato growers in the North Dublin area, according to Derek Keogh, Farm...
Agri-Business
Researchers develop a new test to cut out meat fraud
Researchers in the UK have developed a new method for detecting meat fraud which can identify horsemeat in beef or...
Agri-Business
Aryzta pre-tax profits fall by €33m but revenues jump by 1.5%
Pre-tax profits at Aryzta, the Swiss/Irish food group, have dropped 8.3% during the 2016 financial year, the company’s full year...
Beef
EU beef and veal exports reach highest level in five years
EU beef and veal exports amounted to 93,000t in the first half of 2016, reaching their highest level for five...
Opinion
Ploughing is a unique art form
Hands up: how many people visiting Tullamore last week actually took the time to visit the competition ploughing plots? Shame...
Beef
UK beef trade continues its upward trend
UK beef prices continued to climb last week as prime cattle prices increased by 1p/kg compared to the week before,...
Agri-Business
Flying the flag for New Zealand at this year’s ploughing
Irish farmers can benefit from the innovation of the ‘Kiwi’ agri-tech sectors, according to Andrew White, a European director of...
Sheep
Irish sheepmeat exports to the UK up 21% in the first seven months of 2016
The volume of Irish sheepmeat exported to the UK has jumped 21% year-on-year during the first seven months of 2016,...
Other
Video: Miss out on the final day of Ploughing 2016?
Some 72,000 people attended the final day of the 2016 National Ploughing Championships in Screggan, Tullamore, Co. Offaly. In total,...
