N.Ireland
Farmer fined £1,000 for causing unnecessary suffering to cow
A Co. Tyrone farmer has been convicted and fined £1,000, plus a £15 offender levy, for transporting a bovine animal...
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N.Ireland
Farmer fined £1,000 for causing unnecessary suffering to cow
A Co. Tyrone farmer has been convicted and fined £1,000, plus a £15 offender levy, for transporting a bovine animal...
Dairy
15 questions answered on the new EU milk reduction scheme
Details of how Irish dairy farmers can apply for the EU voluntary milk supply management scheme were recently agreed in...
Dairy
New Zealand company launch rotary dairy platform in Ireland and the UK
A rotary dairy platform, reputed to be the most technologically advanced in the world, is now available for UK and...
Beef
'Beef cartels need to be challenged - not strengthened'
The unfair market practises within the beef processing sector need to be challenged rather than strengthened, Sinn Fein MEP Matt...
Agri-Business
ICSA highlights impact on agriculture of potential hike in diesel prices
Finance Minister Michael Noonan should immediately dispel any thoughts of increasing the duty on diesel fuel in the upcoming budget,...
Dairy
Milk production in Northern Ireland falling, as prices still below those of 2015
In July the average farm gate price of milk in Northern Ireland, including retrospective bonuses, was 18.47p/l, falling by 0.45p/l compared...
Dairy
Milk production in Northern Ireland falling, as prices still below those of 2015
In July the average farm gate price of milk in Northern Ireland, including retrospective bonuses, was 18.47p/l, falling by 0.45p/l compared...
Dairy
Milk production in Northern Ireland falling, as prices still below those of 2015
In July the average farm gate price of milk in Northern Ireland, including retrospective bonuses, was 18.47p/l, falling by 0.45p/l compared...
Other
83% of farmers do not wear a helmet when driving a quad
Some 83% of Irish farmers do not wear a helmet when they drive a quad, a recent Agriland poll has...
Dairy
UK dairy processors announce further increases to milk prices
UK dairy processor First Milk and Muller announced further plans to increase milk prices, with First Milk deciding to increase...
Agri-Business
John Deere and Monsanto deal stalls over competition issues
The US Department of Justice has filed a civil antitrust lawsuit seeking to block John Deere’s (Deere and Co) proposed acquisition...
N.Ireland
Woman 'critical' after being attacked by cattle
A woman is understood to be in critical condition after she was attacked by cattle while out walking her dog...
N.Ireland
Woman ‘critical’ after being attacked by cattle
A woman is understood to be in critical condition after she was attacked by cattle while out walking her dog...
Dairy
'Fall in EU milk price causing increase in the number of cows sent to slaughter'
Cow slaughterings in the EU for the first half of the year is up 8% compared to this time last...
Dairy
European dairy giant says milk prices have bottomed out
European dairy processing giant FrieslandCampina has said that milk prices have bottomed out. Issuing its half-year results today it said in...
Beef
UK beef trade continues to rise
Last week saw another robust increase in beef prices across the board in Britain, according to latest reports from the...
Dairy
'September the last opportunity to make any changes to housing before winter'
The next month provides the last opportunity to make any changes to housing before winter, according to CAFRE Dairying Development...
