Beef
NIMEA responds on cattle residency issue
The Northern Ireland Meat Exporters Association (NIMEA) has responded to the mounting anxiety expressed over recent days by farmers and...
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Agri-Business
Origin raises full year targets
Although revenue at Origin Enterprises was down in the first six months of the year, the group have increased its...
Dairy
Prices fall at Fonterra auction
The most recent Fonterra dairy products auction, held on Tuesday of this week, showed a 4.0% decrease in the overall auction...
Dairy
Competition Authority to investigate Glanbia’s acquisition of Wexford Creamery
The Competition Authority has decided to carry out a full investigation in relation to the proposed transaction whereby Glanbia Ingredients...
Arable
New pesticide management rules for crop growers
From the first of January this year it has become compulsory for all professional users of plant protection products (PPPs)...
Agri-Business
'Stand out from the crowd to win over UK market'
“We are a small company with big ideas for growth in the UK – how can we be successful? The...
Beef
Beef quotes hold firm as prices remain low
Beef prices remained steady in spite of increases in supplies being marketed last week. This is according to Bord Bia’s latest...
Agri-Business
EU predicts good harvests, rising meat and milk production
Prospects for the 2014 harvests are good as the winter climatic conditions have been broadly favourable so far, according to the...
Agri-Business
Agriculture bank lending tops €173m
The agriculture sector continues to comprise the largest share of gross new SME lending, with more than €173m lent out...
Agri-Business
RUAS posts encouraging set of annual accounts
Members of the RUAS will attend the organisation’s annual meeting on Friday of this week buoyed, no doubt, by the...
Agri-Business
'Grass-based switch results in profit surge'
UPDATE: More than 400 farmers attended an Open Day, on the farm of Billy Glasheen, a beef finisher just outside...
Environment
AHI stress vital few BVD PIs remain on farm
“Good progress has been made by the end of the first year of the compulsory phase of the BVD eradication...
Dairy
Soil and cow fertility key driver for profit
The Teagasc/GIIL monitor farms in 2013 underlined the importance of fertility both in terms of the cows and the soil. Agriland...
Beef
Industry has delivered on price – MII
The beef industry has delivered on price in the past number of years, according to Cormac Healy of Meat Industry...
Agri-Business
Glanbia embraces digital
Glanbia Ingredients Ireland Limited (GIIL) is set to embrace and strengthen its digital strategy over the next 12 months as...
Beef
Snapshot of the mart trade
Snapshot of the mart trade Castlerea Castlerea reported 550 cattle on offer at its most recent sale. On the day...
Agri-Business
Investigation into 'illegal slaughter houses' continues in Armagh
An investigation is under way after a PSNI operation uncovered suspected illegal animal slaughter and meat operations in County Armagh...
Agri-Business
Record growth for Total Produce, as revenue grows by 13%
Total Produce has recorded a strong performance in 2013 as its revenue grew by 13 per cent to €3.2bn, from...
