Beef
Beef crisis meeting to be held by UK and Irish farm unions
Following urgent discussions held between the UK Farm Unions and IFA Livestock Chairmen on Wednesday it has been confirmed that...
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Beef
British farmers protest at ABP plant amid claims over Polish imports
British farming organisation Farmers For Action (FFA) staged a protest last night at ABP’s Shrewsbury plant in England near the...
Agri-Business
'Men inherit farms, women do not'
The favourite son is no longer a tradition in Irish farming, but there are still issues around inheritance with Irish...
Agri-Business
Glanbia appoints new Global Corporate Affairs Director
Glanbia plc has appointed Michael Patten as Global Corporate Affairs Director accountable for group-wide public affairs, reputation, communications and sustainability. He...
Beef
Cut silage yields super, but quality dropping
While this year’s silage harvest is ahead of schedule, a lot of grass has headed out and quality is now...
Sheep
Surge in spring lamb supply drives sheep kill up 15% in a week
The spring lamb throughput in factories increased by over 8,000 head last week. According to statistics from the Department of...
Dairy
Fonterra offers locked-in prices
Following last week’s announcement of the 2014/’15 forecast Farmgate Milk Price, Fonterra has announced it is accepting applications from farmers...
Agri-Business
Aurivo to move liquid milk to Donegal from Sligo, 30 jobs at risk
Aurivo Co-operative Society Limited has announced that it is proposing to consolidate production at its Consumer Foods business. The company...
Agri-Business
Study to improve cow's lifetime production launched
The pressure on dairy farmers to focus on milk yield per cow, and the perceived cost of treating cows with...
Agri-Business
Fertiliser demand picks up with silage activity
Demand for fertiliser has picked this week with the silage season in full swing. This is according to the IFA’s...
Agri-Business
World needs another 100 billion litres of milk by 2020
The demand for milk shows no sign of abating either with the world expected to require another 100 billion litres...
Agri-Business
Sustainability labelling is not understood by consumers
Shoppers don’t care about sustainability when it comes to making food choices, according to new research. Professor Dr Klaus G....
Dairy
Factors affecting cattle fertility
Last week I had the opportunity of attending the International Cattle Fertility Conference in Westport Co. Mayo. This is the...
Agri-Business
German milk price does still not cover production costs
According to the new results of the study on production costs, the cost of production in Germany in January 2014...
Sheep
26% drop in imports of NI sheep for slaughter
Increased demand from processors in Northern Ireland (NI) for lambs/hoggets has increased the proportion of NI origin lambs slaughtered in...
Agri-Business
Revenue at Aryzta jumps by 16%
Aryzta saw revenue rise by 16.5% in its quarter results. Financial discipline and strong cash generation remain the key strategies...
Agri-Business
North’s MEPs confirm their ‘farming’ priorities
With the European Elections now over our returning MEP representatives to Brussels and Strasbourg have been outlining their priorities for...
Dairy
'Focus on milking routine to see benefits in milk quality'
Eight Aurivo milk suppliers from seven counties were recognised for their excellence in milk production at the annual Aurivo Milk...
