Dairy
China imports more dairy than any other food item
Dairy is China’s largest imported food item and has an estimated value of $9.54 billion, according to a report by...
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Grass
Silage - what to do as grass quality deteriorates rapidly
Many dairy and livestock farmers have missed the boat in terms of maximising first cut grass silage quality this year,...
Rural Life
Cuts to Rural Development Programme a blow to rural Ireland - MEP
Cuts to the Rural Development Programme will be a blow to rural Ireland, according to Independent MEP Marian Harkin. Speaking following...
Dairy
First quota-free month sees milk supplies rise 14%
Domestic milk intake by creameries and pasteurisers was estimated at 775.5m litres for April 2015, according to the CSO. It...
EU
Video: What will GMO import approval mean for Member States?
Agreement on genetically modified organisms (GMOs) for import as food and feed hasn’t been reached in the European Union since 2003....
Machinery
Proposals to increase tractor speeds limits in Northern Ireland
The Department of Environment in Northern Ireland has opened a six-week public consultation on the feasibility of increasing the weight...
Agri-Business
Aldi's brand value overtakes Tesco's
Aldi’s brand is now worth more than Tesco’s, according to the Millward Brown and WPP’s Brandz Most Valuable Global Brands report....
Dairy
Aurivo to introduce fixed-price milk supply contracts
Aurivo is to introduce a three-year, fixed-price contract option to its dairy shareholders, according to the co-op’s dairy processing General...
Grass
Mobile test for silage quality launched by AB Vista
AB Vista has launched a new mobile device for testing silage quality which, it says, is not just new to the...
Dairy
Fonterra revises downwards its farmgate milk price
Fonterra Co-operative has reduced its forecast Farmgate Milk Price for the 2014/15 season to $4.40 per kgMS. Chairman John Wilson...
Agri-Business
Strikes in Argentina putting upward pressure on soya prices
Strikes in Argentina, in tandem with currency movements, are combining to strengthen the price of soya meal imports into Ireland,...
Machinery
Video: The mini John Deere you wish you had as a child
Did you have a toy tractor as a child? Was it motorised or pedal-powered? Whether it was loading grass, dumping grass...
Beef
Tightening finished cattle supplies sees beef kill down 15%
The national beef kill fell 15% last week on the same week last year as the anticipated tightening in Irish...
Dairy
FrieslandCampina cuts June milk price citing increased supplies
The FrieslandCampina guaranteed price for raw milk for June 2015 is €30.50 per 100 kilogrammes of milk which is the...
Dairy
Cork man crowned overall winner of the 2014 Dairygold Milk Quality Awards
Daniel Dennehy of Clonmoyle, Aghabullogue has been declared Overall Winner of the 2014 Dairygold Milk Quality Awards. The award presentation...
Rural Life
'Farmyards should be a no-go for children'
Last year, there were 30 deaths due to farm accidents in Ireland. Out of that 30 fatalities, four of them were...
Agri-Business
Roscommon and Westmeath shoppers buy more milk than other counties - Tesco
Shoppers in Roscommon and Westmeath buy more milk than the rest of the country, new research from Tesco has shown....
Grass
Video: Is your silage pit as big as this one in the US?
Does your silage pit rival the size of this maize silage pit in the US? East Dublin Dairy in Minnesota...
