Agri-Business
Minister to oppose the reintroduction of milk quotas
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Simon Coveney told the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Agriculture today that he...
Agri-Business
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Simon Coveney told the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Agriculture today that he...
Dairy
Milk price will be key for dairy farmers once quotas are removed, former IFA President Donie Cashman told the Teagasc...
Agri-Business
In the wake of recent farm tragedies numerous organisations involved in Irish agriculture have appealed to farmers to take all...
Beef
Steers and heifers over 36 months have been quoted a penalty of 60-70p/kg in some Northern Ireland plants while others...
Agri-Business
The number of farmers completing their Single Farm Payments online reached a record high this year according to the Minister...
Dairy
The first meeting of the Milk Market Observatory economic board took place recently. The meeting was opened with presentations by DG...
Agri-Business
To date the Lamb Parcel Identification Scheme (LPIS) review has resulted in just over €10 million of Single Payment Scheme...
Environment
While the latest reforms of the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) have been declared significantly ‘greener by the members of...
Machinery
Keenan Systems is reporting huge interest in its machines at the moment particularly from the dairy sector with the abolition...
Dairy
Following an investigation conducted by the Department of Agriculture into possible milk quota irregularities involving a large Glanbia milk supplier...
Beef
Maintaining good quality swards in June is key, according to the Management Notes on grassland management on beef farmers for June...
Agri-Business
The FrieslandCampina guaranteed price for raw milk for June 2014 is €42.00/100kg of milk. The guaranteed price is €1.75 higher...
Beef
Following urgent discussions held between the UK Farm Unions and IFA Livestock Chairmen on Wednesday it has been confirmed that...
Beef
British farming organisation Farmers For Action (FFA) staged a protest last night at ABP’s Shrewsbury plant in England near the...
Agri-Business
The favourite son is no longer a tradition in Irish farming, but there are still issues around inheritance with Irish...
Agri-Business
Glanbia plc has appointed Michael Patten as Global Corporate Affairs Director accountable for group-wide public affairs, reputation, communications and sustainability. He...
Beef
While this year’s silage harvest is ahead of schedule, a lot of grass has headed out and quality is now...
Sheep
The spring lamb throughput in factories increased by over 8,000 head last week. According to statistics from the Department of...