Agri-Business
73% of chickens in UK tested positive for the presence of Campylobacter
Over 70% of raw chickens tested positive for the presence of campylobacter, the Food Standards Agency (FSA) in the UK has...
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Dairy
Record number of dairy cows in Northern Ireland
The Northern Ireland dairy herd currently has the highest cow numbers on record, with 306,300 cows on record. Results of an...
Dairy
Fonterra maintains its 2015 farmgate milk price forecast
Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited has maintained its current forecast Farmgate Milk Price for the 2014/15 season at $4.70 (€3.13) per...
Dairy
'Milk quota protected against bad prices but it also protected farmers from good prices'
Milk quota gave protection against the bad prices but it also protected farmers from good prices, Co Wicklow dairy farmer Shane...
Beef
Smaller markets help fuel UK beef export growth in 2014
Demand from smaller markets helped drive a 6% growth in the volume of UK beef exports in 2014, according to...
Dairy
EU dairy exports grow despite Russian ban
Despite losing one of its most important export markets, the European Union (EU) has seen an overall increase in dairy...
Dairy
Reduced milk production in New Zealand may help support global price
New Zealand has experienced a recent, rapid slowdown in milk production according to industry commentators, Dairyco reports. This could help...
N.Ireland
Re-appointment of the North's Agri-Food Strategy Board 'a positive move'
The Ulster Farmers’ Union has said the decision by Agriculture Minister Michelle O’Neill and Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster to reappoint...
Machinery
JCB receives largest ever shipment of machines to the US
JCB has received its largest single vessel shipment of 341 machines to the Georgia Ports Authority from its machinery manufacturing...
World News
'Global beef production needs to rise by 43% to feed growing population'
Global beef production must rise by 43% to meet the growing demand from consumers, according to Elanco, the animal health...
Agri-Business
Glanbia revenue up 6.9% to €3,522m
Glanbia has announced its results for 2014, of total Group revenues of €3,522m up 6.9% on the previous year and...
Agri-Business
Farmers urged to adapt to consumer needs
UK farmers face disruptive times and more demanding customers, Joanne Denney-Finch said at the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) Conference. Denney-Finch...
Machinery
Contractors call for an end to fuel carbon tax
The Irish Government must remove the current carbon tax on fuel usage within the agri contracting sector, according to Richie...
Agri-Business
Agri research to become more farmer focussed
Europe has committed to a farmer-up approach when it comes to identifying agricultural research priorities and the implementing of the...
Environment
Fracking poses a real threat to rural areas - Carthy
The proposed Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) could limit the power of the Governments of Member States within the...
EU
Calls for CAP to reward productivity increase
The EU Commission has been encouraged to endorse a CAP reform policy which would reward those farmers achieving higher levels...
Opinion
Suggestions that better education can improve farm safety are insulting nonsense
Last week I met an Irish dairy farmer who was recently heavily criticised by his advisor and discussion group colleagues...
Arable
'International cereal prices hinge on the smallest of margins'
One bad harvest, anywhere in the world, is all that it would take to send cereal prices rocketing, according to...
