N.Ireland
North's Department of Agriculture to relocate to Derry
The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (DARD) Northern Ireland is moving its headquarters to Ballykelly, Co. Derry. DARD is relocating...
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Rural Life
Boy (14) killed in crash involving tractor in Wexford
A 14-year-old boy was killed last night (Wednesday) when the car in which he was a passenger collided with a...
Beef
US cattle herd shows first upturn in eight years
The US cattle herd has showed the first upturn since 2007 according to EBLEX who have analysed latest figures from the US...
Dairy
Global Dairy Trade analysis: Prices strong and strong where it matters
Global dairy prices are getting back on the horse, according to Nathan Penny rural economist for New Zealand bank ASB. After the...
Arable
US farmer ditches his tractor for a 'culticycle'
Tim Cooke, a farmer from Milton Massachusetts, has come up with a novel idea of ditching the tractor and creating...
Agri-Business
US gives green light to GM apples
The US has given the green light to allow farmers grow two varieties of genetically modified (GM) apples. The apples,...
Agri-Business
Frying pan at the ready! It's Pancake Tuesday!
Will you be flipping pancakes today? It’s Pancake Tuesday, otherwise known as Shrove Tuesday, and that means tomorrow marks the...
Dairy
Global Dairy Trade gets another positive bounce
Fonterra’s Global Dairy Trade for dairy products saw prices rise by 10.1% in the latest auction, which took place today...
Machinery
Massey Ferguson completes 5,000km Antarctic adventure
After a 5,000km expedition from the Antarctic coast to the South Pole, a Massey Ferguson 5610 tractor has returned home...
Dairy
Fonterra commissions new ingredients plant in The Netherlands
New Zealand-based Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited has commissioned its new dairy ingredients plant in Heerenveen, in the north of the...
World News
New research could lead to flood-tolerant cereals
Scientists at the University of Nottingham claim to have developed a way of breeding cereals to be more tolerant of...
Dairy
Glanbia to hold milk price at 30.5c/L for January, February and March
Glanbia is to hold its manufacturing milk price to at least 30.5c/L (incl VAT) for the first three months of...
N.Ireland
DARD to host on-farm renewable energy event
The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (DARD) in Northern Ireland is hosting a ‘Practical On-farm Renewable Energy’ (POFRE) event...
Agri-Business
Cattle truck overturns on N11
A cattle truck with live animals overturned earlier this morning on the N11. According to reports there was up to...
Dairy
90% of dairy consumption in China takes place in cities
Increased dairy consumption in China is closely tied to city growth with over 90% of dairy consumption taking place in...
EU
Agriculture production up for discussion at European Forum
Agriculture production, environmental conservation and consumer’s well-being are all to be discussed at this years Forum for the Future of...
World News
'Significant adjustments' likely in Australian cattle herd
Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) recently released its 2015 cattle industry projections which stated that “the Australian cattle industry is...
World News
BSE case confirmed in Canada
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has confirmed a case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in the country, its first...
