Agri-Business
Young farmers optimistic about the future
Young farmers are optimistic about the future and ready to face the challenges and opportunities ahead, according to a report...
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Beef
Calves account for 65% of live exports so far in 2014
According to figures from the Department of Agriculture’s AIM system live exports of calves are up 12% so far this...
Agri-Business
May rainfall twice the norm in places
As Met Eireann today issued another weather warning for more thundery showers, with the risk of spot flooding locally. It...
Agri-Business
Surge in demand sees land prices in Munster and Leinster rise
A new report on the land market shows that land prices increased in 2013 with land in Munster and Leinster...
Machinery
Downward trend for European agricultural machinery market
There is a clear downward trend in agricultural machinery sales, according to the latest survey from CEMA, the representative body for...
Beef
NI/ROI beef price differential halves
According to the Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC) the beef price differential between Northern Ireland and the Republic has halved...
Dairy
Cold snap slows UK milk deliveries
The latest daily milk deliveries data from AHDB/DairyCo shows a fall in production in the second week of May. It...
Sheep
EU sheepmeat production to drop by 2% in 2014
At the latest working European forecast for sheepmeat, the general consensus points towards a further reduction in output in 2014,...
Agri-Business
News Round Up
News Round up This week took us to Golden Shears  with crowds building from early morning, the Golden Shears World Sheep Sharing...
Dairy
Green light for new entrants' dairy support initiatives
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Simon Coveney TD, today announced two new initiatives to assist recent and...
Machinery
Keenan Launch inTouch Service for N. Ireland
Richard Keenan & Co. Ltd recently launched their inTouch system for Northern Ireland at a function in Hillsborough. It says...
Agri-Business
DCU Ryan Academy helping Farmers to think like Entrepreneurs
The farming community needs to become more entrepreneurial in their approach to business and look at how other sectors innovate....
Beef
Supermarkets beware farmers are watching
The Ulster Farmers’ Union has welcomed the launch of the Livestock and Meat Commission for Northern Ireland’s (LMC) beef and...
Sheep
Spring lamb kill more than doubles in a fortnight
The spring lamb throughput in factories is up some 54% in two weeks, according to figures from the Department of...
Beef
Liver Fluke affects nearly 1 in 4 British Cattle
Liver fluke in cattle is on the rise according to the latest official data released by the Food Standards Agency....
Sheep
'Insatiable demand for sheep meat imports in China'
Latest trade figures for April show that Chinese imports of sheep meat are still showing little sign of slowing with...
Environment
EU Commission drop Framework Directive on Soil
EU Commission has decided to drop plans for a Framework Directive on soil. Many farm organisations had criticised the Directive...
Agri-Business
European Milk Board rejects TTIP agreement
European milk producers are calling for the Transatlantic Free Trade Agreement negotiations between the USA and the EU to cease....
