Agri-Business
Hogan pushes for formal investigation into fertiliser prices
EU Agriculture Commissioner Phil Hogan has written formally to his counterpart in the Competition directorate – Alexander Italianer – expressing...
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Dairy
Upcoming seminar a must for those interested in grass measuring
A seminar entitled “Understanding Grass Measuring” with Barry Lynch of AgriNet is to be held tomorrow (Monday) night. Taking place...
Agri-Business
Clare shoppers prefer grapes to spuds - Tesco
It’s a given that Irish people love potatoes, but a recent survey by Tesco showed that Clare shoppers do not favour...
Agri-Business
Widely-used Monsanto herbicide probably causes cancer - WHO
One of the most commonly used herbicides by farmers all over the country probably has the potential to cause cancer...
EU
Hogan expects CAP simplification to be dealt with by the end of this year
The introduction of measures to streamline the new CAP support measures will be a relatively straightforward process, according to EU...
Agri-Business
Food companies Kraft and Heinz to merge
Kraft Foods Group and H.J. Heinz Company are to merge and form The Kraft Heinz Company, forming the third largest food...
Agri-Business
Cork farmers account for 13% of Farm Safety Scheme applications
Cork farmers accounted for the highest number of applications to the Farm Safety Scheme, according to figures released by the...
N.Ireland
North's dairy herd increases by 5.2% while beef herd drops by 5.6%
As of June 2014, there were 294,200 dairy cows in Northern Ireland, an increase of 5.2% from 2013, figures from the...
World News
Udderly amazing! Cow gives birth to quadruplet calves
A cow has given birth to four healthy quadruplet calves in Dekalb, Texas. The cow, called Number Fifteen, delivered the...
Machinery
'If contractors paid €9/hour they'd have no problem getting workers'
Following a huge reaction to a recent Agriland article in relation to contractors’ difficulties securing staff for the busy summer season...
Dairy
Tesco to cut its UK milk price by over 1p/L
Tesco is cutting the price it will pay its farmers in the UK, by 1.08p/L, from May 1. Some 600...
Dairy
Video: EU not going to be flooded with milk post quota - Hogan
The European Union will not be flooded with milk post quota despite the intentions of some Member States to increase...
Dairy
Top dairy farmers make well in excess of €3,000/ha net profit
The top 10% of spring and winter milk producers generated a net profit of €3,255 and €3,422/ha respectively in 2014,...
Balmoral Show
Balmoral Show to grow 10% this year
Balmoral Show will record a 10% year-on-year growth, according to Royal Ulster Agricultural Society Chief Executive Colin McDonald. “This figure...
Beef
IFA says beef prices are rising with factories paying 5-10c over quotes
Tighter cattle numbers available to meat processors has seen beef prices rise this week, according to the IFA. It says...
Sheep
Traffic jams of a different kind as sheep completely block the road
This makes a change from the traffic situation in the morning. How many sheep can you count? Thousands of sheep block...
Dairy
China continues to look west for milk powder
Chinese dairy companies are increasingly looking westwards in search of milk powder supplies to match increasing domestic demand, according to...
Dairy
Arla UK to increase its April milk price
Arla Foods is raising its on-account price from March 30 by 1.5c/L, the company has said. It says that Sterling...
