Agri-Business
EU skim milk powder production highest since 1991
EU production of Skim Milk Powder reached its highest level since 1991 in Q1 of 2014 according to DairyCo. It...
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Agri-Business
EU vote allows countries decide GMO policy
EU Environmental Ministers have voted to allow individual countries decide whether or not to ban or allow the growing of...
Dairy
10kg of wholecrop = 16kg grass silage in dairy diet
A large group of dairy farmers attended a CAFRE short course on the farm of John and Simon Best, Poyntzpass....
Beef
Farming unions meet to discuss beef price issue
Farming union leaders from the Irish Farmers’ Association, Ulster Farmers’ Union, NFU Scotland, NFU Cymru, and the National Farmers’ Union met at...
Dairy
Wet May hits UK milk production
Weather conditions meant that UK milk production dropped in May. According to DairyCo heavy rainfall across a large part of the nation...
Agri-Business
'Planning strikes fear in farmers'
Financial planning should not just be used to get a loan or get someone out of difficulty. It should be...
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...
Dairy
Milk price is key to dairy expansion - Donie Cashman
Milk price will be key for dairy farmers once quotas are removed, former IFA President Donie Cashman told the Teagasc...
Agri-Business
Slurry gas is lethal – just one breath can kill
In the wake of recent farm tragedies numerous organisations involved in Irish agriculture have appealed to farmers to take all...
Beef
Out of spec' cattle severely penalised in North, LMC analysis finds
Steers and heifers over 36 months have been quoted a penalty of 60-70p/kg in some Northern Ireland plants while others...
Agri-Business
Record number of farmers complete Single Farm Payment application online
The number of farmers completing their Single Farm Payments online reached a record high this year according to the Minister...
Dairy
First milk market observatory meeting discusses market outlook
The first meeting of the Milk Market Observatory economic board took place recently. The meeting was opened with presentations by DG...
Agri-Business
33,000 farmers lose out on €10 million over ineligible land
To date the Lamb Parcel Identification Scheme (LPIS) review has resulted in just over €10 million of Single Payment Scheme...
Environment
Greening measures will do little to improve biodiversity
While the latest reforms of the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) have been declared significantly ‘greener by the members of...
Machinery
Keenan reporting huge interest from dairy farmers ahead of sales
Keenan Systems is reporting huge interest in its machines at the moment particularly from the dairy sector with the abolition...
Dairy
Chief State Solicitor to examine irregular milk movements
Following an investigation conducted by the Department of Agriculture into possible milk quota irregularities involving a large Glanbia milk supplier...
Beef
Key June grass advice for beef farmers
Maintaining good quality swards in June is key, according to the Management Notes on grassland management on beef farmers for June...
Agri-Business
Friesland Campina ups milk price for June
The FrieslandCampina guaranteed price for raw milk for June 2014 is €42.00/100kg of milk. The guaranteed price is €1.75 higher...
