Agri-Business
EU consumers to benefit from better food labelling this week
New EU food labelling rules, adopted by the European Parliament and the Council in 2011, are set to ensure that consumers...
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Machinery
Zetor to use Deutz engines in new models
Zetor has announced that it is to use Deutz engines on a new model series which Zetor plans to introduce...
Dairy
European Milk Board warns of market 'catastrophe'
There will be a catastrophe in the EU milk market unless new crisis instruments are applied, the European Milk Board...
Beef
Goodman group announces beef deal with Japan
The Larry Goodman owned ABP Food Group has announced it has secured a new beef deal with Japan. It says...
Dairy
New sharemilkers set to be hit hardest by Fonterra milk price cut
This weeks cut in Fonterra’s milk price payout was to be expected, but it is further bad news, especially for...
Dairy
Dairygold announces measures to support its milk suppliers
Dairygold has announced that its Board has approved changes to the Society’s Member Funding mechanisms designed to assist its milk...
Agri-Business
Potato industry looking forward to a happier new year
European funding will be crucially important in helping maintain the fabric of Ireland’s potato industry, according to a leading packer....
Dairy
Fonterra revises its 2014/'15 forecast milk price down $NZ 60c/kg
Fonterra has reduced its forecast farmgate milk price for the 2014/’15 season from $5.30/kg MS to $4.70/kg MS (€37c/kg) When...
Machinery
Massey Ferguson team reaches South Pole in tractor tracks of Edmund Hillary
After a gruelling 2500 km ice-journey, the Antarctica2 expedition team arrived with its Massey Ferguson 5610 tractor at the South...
Agri-Business
Alltech young scientist competition - last chance to enter
The deadline for the Alltech Young Scientist is fast approaching with registration and paper submission due by December 31. Featuring...
EU
European farmers warn Hogan new CAP could be a bureaucratic monster
The reformed Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) could become a bureaucratic monster the new EU Agriculture Commissioner Hogan has been warned. European...
Machinery
Augusta produces 1 millionth John Deere tractor
A John Deere 5100M tractor recently marked a significant production milestone as the 1 millionth tractor produced at the company’s...
Beef
ABP tells British beef farmers to get used to volatility
Managing volatility is something beef farmers must get used to, according to ABP Manager in the UK Stuart Roberts. Group...
Dairy
All eyes on Fonterra's milk price review
New Zealand dairy giant Fonterra is set to review its farmgate milk price forecast tomorrow (Tuesday), amid poor market sentiment...
Dairy
Positive outlook for dairy farming in Europe, new report says
The medium-term outlook for dairy farming in Europe is good, according to a new report by the European Commission. The...
N.Ireland
Northern farmers spending less on feed
The latest animal feed statistics, released by Department Agriculture and Rural Development in Northern Ireland (DARD), have indicated a general...
Arable
2015 is the International Year of Soils
Healthy soils are critical for global food production. But we are not paying enough attention to this important silent ally,...
Rural Life
Confronting the IT and succession challenges that face young farmers
It will be more and more important for farmers to be IT and technology savvy, according to the UK’s Parliamentary...
