Dairy
US June milk production up 0.7% year-on-year
Milk production in the US in June is up 0.7% to 16.4 billion pounds (7.2m litres) year-on-year however it is down...
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Dairy
Would you try camel milk? Ray D'Arcy did on live radio
Have you ever heard of camel milk? A Dutch camel farm is supplying camel milk to musclefood.com and Ray D’Arcy...
Agri-Business
Swiss company Aryzta buy La Rousse Foods
Aryzta, the Swiss-based company, with Irishman Owen Killian at the helm, has bought La Rousse Foods, a premium foodservice provider...
Agri-Business
New deal gives Liffey Meats a foothold in French market
Liffey Meats has confirmed that it has taken a majority shareholding in the French meat processor Chiron Viandes. A spokesperson...
Agri-Business
China overtakes US as biggest ice cream market
China has overtaken the US as the world’s biggest ice cream market for the first time, new research from Mintel...
Beef
Under 30mth spec here to stay - Beef processors
Meat Industry Ireland (MII) welcomed what it called ‘the good progress’ made on key issues by the parties to the...
N.Ireland
Second pig farm in Northern Ireland to have output of 40,000 pigs
Plans have been submitted for a new pig farm in Northern Ireland which could see over 40,000 pigs going through...
Beef
The Cork farmer driving a beef farm in a different direction
A Co. Cork farmer has converted 3 acres of her beef farm into a driving academy which includes roundabouts and traffic...
Dairy
What is intervention and how does it work?
With milk prices throughout Europe continuing on a downward trend, there have been many calls for the intervention price to...
Rural Life
Crop marks for farmer's marriage proposal with a difference
A farmer in the UK has proposed to his girlfriend in a very unique fashion: by spraying out the words...
World News
French farmers block roads as '25,000 face bankruptcy'
French farmers have caused total gridlock in northwestern France in recent days, by blocking the roads with their tractors and machinery...
N.Ireland
Farmer facing fine - for smoking in his tractor cab
A Co. Antrim farmer could be facing a fine of up to £1,000 after he was found smoking in his...
Agri-Business
'UK food suppliers in financial distress increases 54%'
The number of UK food suppliers experiencing ‘significant’ financial distress increased by 54% in the past 12 months, a report...
Rural Life
Do farmers have to pull over to let traffic pass?
Traffic tailbacks behind tractors during the summer months can be common place across the country. The issue can be one...
Beef
How to identify Redwater and ways to prevent the disease
Redwater is a life-threatening disease of cattle caused by a parasite called Babesia divergens and the parasite is transmitted by ticks, Animal...
Machinery
RSA - Top tips on towing trailers
The Road Safety Authority (RSA) will soon publish guidelines on towing trailers safely. Here are their top tips. The trailers...
EU
'EU is dragging its feet on GMO issues despite food safety sign off'
The EU Commission is still taking far too long to authorise the use of new genetically modified (GM) maize and...
Sheep
'There is potential for UK lamb on the US market'
In terms of volume, the US is the fourth biggest imported of sheepmeat in the world and Graeme Goodsir, US...
