Dairy
DeLaval launches Herd Navigator in the UK
DeLaval has launched its Herd Navigator in the UK, which it says allows dairy farmers to identify significantly more cows...
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Beef
UK consumers switching to cheaper beef cuts
There has been strong volume growth in beef in the UK over the last 12 weeks, driven by minced beef according...
World News
Scotland's farmers debate the pros and cons of independence
The NFU Scotland has rounded off its series of referendum debates across the country, held over the last six months, aimed...
World News
Hundreds of cows die after eating swedes in New Zealand
Farmers in New Zealand are being advised to keep a close watch on cows that have been grazing or are...
N.Ireland
Northern pig producers introduce DNA testing
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) in conjunction with Pig ReGen and the Ulster Pork and Bacon Forum have agreed to...
Dairy
UK organic dairy sales slowing
Last year’s growth in organic dairy retail sales appears to have turned, with milk sales firmly in decline since March...
Dairy
Dairy farmers worldwide now choosing Irish bulls
Last September ABS Ireland sent its first shipment of AI straws from their grassland programme to New Zealand. Since then...
Dairy
Hogan told he must not change course of EU milk policy
Even though Ciolos is stepping down as Commissioner for Agriculture at the end of the year, the new Commissioner in...
Beef
Brazilian meat processors can't get enough cattle
JBS director Jerry O’ Callaghan told ASA conference delegates that the biggest challenges facing his company is that of procuring...
Beef
Dawn says 'spec' changes well flagged to farmers
Dawn Meats’ CEO Niall Browne has told Agriland that his company has never felt the need to question any of...
Dairy
Disinfection a key element when milking
Teat disinfection is a key element when milking, according to Teagasc, which recently issued a guide for dairy famers on...
Rural Life
'The bullock reared up and submerged my Dad in the river. There was nothing we could do'
As the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine launches a National Farm Safety Initiative, and in the first of...
Opinion
Reward for delivering in-spec cattle is abundantly obvious
The mystery of how British prime cattle prices rose by 4p-5p last week (w/e September 6) despite a 12% increase...
Agri-Business
Global food prices falling but meat prices continue to rise
While the latest food price index from the UN Food & Agriculture Organisation for August fell for the fifth consecutive...
Beef
Tired of the beef sector? Could contract heifer rearing work for you?
As we are facing into a new era post quota abolition Teagasc says contract rearing will become more widely practised...
Dairy
Netherlands dairy herd up 6% in 2 years
The May 2014 census results for the Netherlands indicate that total cattle numbers were up 2%, compared with a year...
Beef
Impact of beef crisis in Northern Ireland highlighted
Ulster Farmers’ Union President Ian Marshall led a delegation of UFU representatives this week to meet with the NI Assembly...
Agri-Business
Agri research budgets should be doubled
One of the World Bank’s leading agri strategists has highlighted the absolute imperative for international agriculture to tear up its...
