World News
Global cattle prices stable after two-year decline
World View: The Rabobank Global Cattle Price Index seems to have bottomed out after two and a half years of...
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Machinery
Major unveils new Shredder 3000
One of the many new machinery products to be unveiled at this year’s National Ploughing Championships was Major’s 3000 Shredder...
Dairy
Hundreds of dairy farmers apply for milk quota
Hundreds of dairy farmers are seeking milk quota to avoid super levy fines between now and 2015 in the latest...
Other
2013’s extended summer set to end this week
The unseasonably high temperatures being felt right across the country are forecasted to fall later in the week, according to...
Agri-Business
ABP makes its presence felt at world’s biggest food trade fair
ABP Food Group, one of Europe’s leading privately owned agri-business companies, has taken its biggest stand ever at the world’s...
Agri-Business
10 tips when buying feed
Before buying feed to meet a gap, you should consider the following questions 1 Do you need forage or a concentrates? If...
Agri-Business
Blas na hEireann awards
Mullingar based An Olivia Chocolate has been named Supreme Champion at the Blas na hEireann National Irish Food Awards, which...
Other
This week's farmer of the tweet: Hilda Brady, dairy farmer 120-acres
Farmers Feed Families launched a social initiative this summer to raise awareness of daily life in farms across Ireland. Each...
World News
US 'shutdown' puts transatlantic trade talks on hold
The View from Europe: The US has put negotiations for a landmark free trade deal with the EU on hold...
Agri-Business
Smashing pumpkins
Retail store SuperValu is expecting to sell 85,000 Irish pumpkins this Halloween. Grown by Oisin O’Gradaigh in Louth, SuperValu expects...
Other
Don't fry for me Argentina
Michael Byrne & Sons Craft Butchers, 92 Sandymount Road, Dublin 4 is celebrating the news that its Argentinean Chorizo &...
Agri-Business
Cork food companies reach for the stars
Twenty-five Cork food companies together took home an impressive haul of 81 stars at the prestigious Great Taste Awards 2013....
Agri-Business
China’s infant formula market - a continuing growth story
China imported more than 90,000 tonnes of infant formula in 2012. As can be seen from the graph below, The...
Dairy
'Price outlook positive but superlevy looming'
COMMENT: In the first six months of 2013, Ireland and EU milk production was strongly influenced by the climatic conditions, leading to expectations...
Agri-Business
Content is key, mobile agri-food innovations
The View from Bord Bia: “No interested Total Produce customer should be more than two clicks away from any required...
Agri-Business
Grass growth a showstopper tonight on RTE
Tonight The Science Squad on RTE will feature innovative grass and satellite research from Teagasc. Stuart Green, a remote sensing specialist...
Government
Retired vet inspector pleads guilty to unauthorised animal remedies
Today at a sitting of Carlow District Court, John Hughes, a retired vet, from Orchard, Leighlinbridge, Co Carlow pleaded guilty...
World News
US livestock and grain data on shutdown
The View from the US: According to media reports, livestock markets across the US are reeling from this week’s disruption of data...
