Sheep
Mild weather leading to early blowfly - farmers advised to treat now
Prevention is better than cure with blowfly strike, according to Wexford vet Padraig Harris. Blowfly strike is one of the main...
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Beef
Strong increase in Northern Ireland cattle quotes
There has been a strong increase in base quotes for cattle across the major plants in Northern Ireland this week, with...
Agri-Business
Consumers want more protein and supplements in milk
Milk consumers worldwide want more protein and supplements in milk, according to an international consumer study commissioned by Tetra Pak....
Agri-Business
Agriculture Ministers reach agreement on organic farming regulations
The European Council of Agriculture has reached agreement on a general approach for a regulation on organic farming. The agreement...
Beef
UK prime cattle slaughterings down 8% from 2014
UK prime cattle slaughterings in May 2015 were down 8% from last year to 143,800 head, a fall of 12,100...
EU
MEPs vote to ban cloning farm animals, cloned food and imports
MEPs have voted on a draft law to ban the cloning of farm animals, their descendants and cloned food, feed...
Beef
Beef kill falls again (down 36,000 head year to date)
Supplies of cattle to the countries’ export meat plants continues to be lower than last year with some 36,000 less...
Dairy
Is the Global Dairy Trade starting to stabilise?
Overall dairy prices dipped 1.3% at this weeks Global Dairy Trade auction for the seventh consecutive price fall. Overall prices continue...
EU
'EU must decide GMO stance at national level'
The deadlock around genetically modified organisms (GMOs) needs to end, according to EU Health and Food Safety Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis. The Commissioner...
Dairy
30% of Swedish dairy farms now milk with robots
Installing two milking robots on a Swedish farm has given the owners more time with their children they say. Carina...
Dairy
Meet the part-time farmer with over 700 dairy cows
Swedish dairy farmer Lars Inge Gunnarsson has over 700 cows on his dairy farm in the Skane region of Sweden, but...
Dairy
Global dairy trade falls for 7th consecutive time
The Global Dairy Trade has fallen for the seventh consecutive time, down 1.3% today. The main drops were in milk...
Agri-Business
The EU is to vote on banning cloned meat this week
On June 17 MEPs from the Environment and Agriculture Committees will vote on draft regulations proposing to ban the cloning of...
Dairy
From sales to making 4,000kg of cheese a year by hand
One woman has gone from a regular sales job to making 4,000kg of cheese a year by hand in her...
Agri-Business
French ban Roundup from garden centres (Monsanto says its surprised)
Monsanto has expressed surprise at the decision taken by French Environment Minister Ségolène Royal to ban the herbicide Roundup from garden...
Dairy
Pics: A 1,550ha Swedish dairy farm that milks 720 cows
Some 720 dairy cows are milked three times a day on the Skottorps Sateri dairy farm in Sweden which is...
Grass
Fertiliser sales pick up with silage season in full swing - IFA
Fertiliser sales volumes have picked up a pace recently with the silage season now in full swing, according to the...
Beef
Beef calf births 2% higher this year
Over 649,000 beef calves have been born so far this year, according to latest figures from the ICBF. Beef calf...
