Amy Forde

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Amy Forde - Author - Agriland.ie

Amy holds an MA in Journalism from Griffith College Dublin and prior to that attended NUIG, where she obtained an Arts degree in Geography and Irish. Amy covered the IFA pay scandal and the elections thereafter. Hailing from Co. Galway, she has a keen interest in all things sport and plays both camogie and soccer.

TD calls for moratorium on on-shore wind farming

Environment

TD calls for moratorium on on-shore wind farming

An Independent TD for Donegal has called on the Minister for Energy to implement a moratorium on on-shore wind farming, until...
Reducing the spread of cryptosporidium in calves

Beef

Reducing the spread of cryptosporidium in calves

Cryptosporidium parvum, a small single-celled parasite, is a leading cause of scour in in young calves between one and four weeks...
Managing lambs in the peak lambing week

Sheep

Managing lambs in the peak lambing week

Traditionally, St Patrick’s week is the peak time for lambing and Teagasc recently reported that ewes have scanned well this year with...
Picking stones just got a lot easier with this machine!

Machinery

Picking stones just got a lot easier with this machine!

The back breaking job that is picking stones might just become a whole lot easier, if you could get your...
Joskin opens new production headquarters

Machinery

Joskin opens new production headquarters

Joskin, the company specialising in material for the transport of agricultural products and spreading of livestock manure, has opened the...
New foot bathing product for Mortellaro launched

Agri-Business

New foot bathing product for Mortellaro launched

A young farming entrepreneur from Laois has just launched a new product for the foot disease Mortellaro in cows and...
Six counties to receive over €10m in LEADER allocations

Rural Life

Six counties to receive over €10m in LEADER allocations

Six counties are to receive over €10m each in LEADER allocations under the Rural Development Programme (RDP) Ministers Alan Kelly...
Cows calving causes inter-county career break

Beef

Cows calving causes inter-county career break

Laois footballer Padraig McMahon has left the inter-county panel for an unknown amount of time due to the pressures of running...
Leroy the calf saved by a dip in the hot tub

World News

Leroy the calf saved by a dip in the hot tub

A US farmer has saved the life of one of his calves after he missed one of his cows give...
Risk of a fatal farm accident increases by 40% in March

Rural Life

Risk of a fatal farm accident increases by 40% in March

The Institution of Occupational Safety and Health’s (IOSH) Ireland branch is holding a safety event ‘Farming and Driving in the...
Northern dairy farmers issued advice as milk prices slump by 30% in a year

Dairy

Northern dairy farmers issued advice as milk prices slump by 30% in a year

The Northern Ireland NI average milk price for January was 22.33p/l, a decrease of 0.46p/l (2.0%) compared with December, according...
‘Farmers could save hundreds in fuel costs by choosing the right tyres’

Machinery

‘Farmers could save hundreds in fuel costs by choosing the right tyres’

Farmers could save hundreds of euros in fuel costs every time they drill a field, a new UK trial by tyre...
North to have its own agri-food marketing body

Agri-Business

North to have its own agri-food marketing body

Northern Ireland is set to have its own agri-food marketing body, the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development has said....
Boom sprayer courses varying by as much as €200

Arable

Boom sprayer courses varying by as much as €200

The cost of boom sprayer courses available to farmers vary by as much as €200. Under new legislation, all farmers...
Arrabawn results shows a 60% increase in operating profits

Agri-Business

Arrabawn results shows a 60% increase in operating profits

Arrabawn’s 2014 results show that the company processed 310 million litres of milk in 2014, an 8% increase from 2013. The...
New figures show farmers’ share of consumer prices declining

EU

New figures show farmers’ share of consumer prices declining

Figures provided to Mairead McGuinness, Member of European Parliament (MEP), show that the share farmers receive of the final price...
New award launched to recognise leadership in agri-food sector

Agri-Business

New award launched to recognise leadership in agri-food sector

The Agricultural Science Association (ASA) has launched an award aimed at recognising outstanding leadership among agri-food sector. The new award,...
New concrete range for farmers

Agri-Business

New concrete range for farmers

Farmcrete is the latest range of concrete from Roadstone, the company that specialise in construction products. “Farmcrete concrete mixes are...
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