Beef
Young bull issue must be addressed by meat plants
COMMENT: Yet again beef producers have been left holding the can with animals they were encouraged to produce for two years...
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Agri-Business
World food prices in 2013 third highest on record
For the year just gone by the 2013 the World food Price Index averaged 209.9 points, the third highest annual value on...
Environment
Spring slurry key for soil fertility as new season commences
The period in which farmers are not allowed to spread slurry came to an end for farmers in the south...
Agri-Business
Live exports increased by 11% to €240m in 2013
Stronger cattle and sheep exports helped boost the value of livestock exports in 2013. For the year the value of...
Agri-Business
Freeze branding – a novel anti-theft deterrent for the beef sector
Freeze branding could be used as a means of deterring thieves from stealing beef cattle and suckler cows. Already widely...
Agri-Business
Agri income per worker up marginally in 2013
Agricultural income per worker was up marginally in 2013, recovering some of the ground lost in 2012 where incomes were...
Agri-Business
Further action from the EU on food labelling
The European Commission has published a report exploring the possibilities of adopting a local farming and direct sales labelling scheme in the...
Agri-Business
FDII launch guide to new food labelling rules
Food and Drink Industry Ireland (FDII), the Ibec group that represents the food industry, today launched a practical industry guide...
Agri-Business
Ireland's shoguns on a Japanese mission
The Irish food industry turns its attention to Japan this week as Bord Bia and more than 25 food industry...
Beef
Fees payable for slaughtering/live exporting animals
The fees payable to the Department of Agriculture and Bord Bia for the slaughter or live export of animals were outlined...
Agri-Business
Top Stories This Week
Top Stories This Week Co-op mergers key for dairy expansion – minister Strathroy applies for NDC membership Mart mergers on...
Dairy
Co-op mergers key for dairy expansion - minister
Partnership and preparation is key for Ireland’s dairy expansion. This is according to Agriculture Minister Simon Coveney who spoke at...
Environment
Perennial grasses for marginal soils
Teagasc is leading an EU-funded project GrassMargins, which aims to evaluate the suitability of marginal land for biomass production. Perennial...
Rural Life
Inch House: Every Inch counts
AgriLand talks to Máirin Egan about Inch House, a busy family operation that embodies the term ‘multitasking’. Inch House was...
Dairy
War and peace, the Dairygold Henchy affair
Over 19 days, spread across four months, the case of the former chief executive of Dairygold against his former employers...
Agri-Business
Second round of transatlantic trade talks this week
A second round of EU and US trade deal negotiations has begun yesterday in Brussels. The talks on the Transatlantic...
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Top Stories This Week All things machinery Huge Irish presence set for Agritechnica All things community: Farmers are the heart of...
World News
Researchers uncover origins of cattle farming in China
World View: An international team of researchers, co-led by scientists at the University of York and Yunnan Normal University, has...
