Agri-Business
Dairy expansion money matters: Are you a chicken or a pig?
Dairy farmers need to learn from the mistakes of the Celtic tiger property boom and not leap into post-quota expansion. This...
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'Dairy, pig expansion driving agriculture lending'
Statistics released by The Central Bank this afternoon show agriculture continues to comprise the largest share of gross new lending...
Other
Renewed sense of optimism among pig producers
COMMENT: There was a renewed sense of optimism among pig producers at this year’s Pig Farmers Conference, which was held...
Dairy
Dairy expansion - Are you a chicken or a pig?
Dairy farmers need to learn from the mistakes of the Celtic tiger property boom and not leap into post-quota expansion. This...
Agri-Business
Pig producer levy proposed
A new pig producer levy for research and development is being proposed by Teagasc a think-in with pig producers on the...
Agri Politics
CAAV maintains budget changes will be 'costly' to farms
The inheritance tax (IHT) changes and reductions in agricultural and business property relief (APR and BPR) will be costly to...
N.Ireland
DAERA report shows 44% fall in total farm income farming in 2023
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has released the Statistical Review of Northern Ireland Agriculture, 2023, which...
N.Ireland
Stormont agri chair: Parties united in call for funding for farming
All the political parties in Northern Ireland are on the same page regarding the future funding requirements of farming and...
N.Ireland
Technology demonstration farm scheme to be extended – DAERA
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has confirmed that the technology demonstration farm scheme will be extended...
Agri-Business
FAO Food Price Index: Dairy and cereal prices rise in September
The benchmark for world food commodity prices increased for the month of September, with quotations up for all covered commodity...
Agri-Business
UK farm input costs increase by 44% since 2019
Farm input costs in the UK have increased by an average of 44% since 2019 according to research by the...
Beef
AHDB: Strong demand for British beef exports in first half of 2024
British beef exports enjoyed a strong performance from both EU and non EU markets in the first half of 2024,...
Pig/Poultry
UK bans ‘personal imports of pork’ to stop African swine fever
The UK’s Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has announced that immediate measures have been introduced to “protect...
Dairy
New feasibility study predicts calving time using heart rate data
A new feasibility study published in the science journal, Nature, predicts cow calving time 40 plus hours in advance of...
Agri-Business
FAO Food Price Index dips slightly but dairy bucks trend
The benchmark for world food commodity prices declined marginally in August, as decreases in quotations for sugar, meat and cereals...
N.Ireland
Bovine TB tops the agenda in meeting between UFU and DUP
MP Carla Lockhart and Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) party colleague and member of the NI Assembly Agriculture Committee, Michelle McIlveen,...
Pig/Poultry
Egg producers no longer have to change labelling during bird flu outbreaks
Egg producers and packers will no longer need to change how eggs are labelled during an outbreak of avian influenza...
Pig/Poultry
African swine fever simulation shows importance of record keeping - NPA
The National Pig Association (NPA) has said a recent African swine fever (ASF) simulation exercise highlighted the importance of record...
