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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...
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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,...
N.Ireland
Farmer disqualified from keeping farmed animals for 12 months
A farmer from Co. Antrim has been fined £1,750 and disqualified from keeping all farmed animals for 12 months after...
Beef
Boost for US beef as China lifts ban on imports
China has lifted its ban on bone-in and boneless beef from cattle under 30 months of age from the US....
Dairy
US milk production increases again in August
US milk production increased 1.9% in August 2016 on the corresponding month in 2015, the latest figures from the US...
National Ploughing Championships
Eamonn Tracey wins seventh consecutive National Ploughing title - Full results here
Eamonn Tracey has won his seventh consecutive National Ploughing Championship title in Tullamore today. The Carlow man secured the victory...
National Ploughing Championships
283,000 people attend the 'most successful' Ploughing ever
Some 283,000 people attended this year’s National Ploughing Championships in Screggan, Tullamore, Co. Offaly. This year’s attendance figure is up...
National Ploughing Championships
Pics: Sunshine on the final day of Ploughing 2016
After yesterday’s heavy afternoon rain, the sun beamed down on the final day of the 2016 National Ploughing Championships. With over...
National Ploughing Championships
Waterford woman wins National Brown Bread Baking competition
The winner of the 2016 National Brown Bread Baking Competition, sponsored by Aldi, is Phyllis McGovern from Butlerstown, Co. Waterford....
