Amy Forde

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.

Dairy

How to use the California Mastitis Test properly

CellCheck is advising dairy farmers to get to grips with the California Mastitis Test (CMT); a quick and easy cow-side test...

March 3, 2015

Beef

Minimising the risks of introducing a trojan animal

The safest approach in protecting a cattle herd from a trojan animal is to not introduce pregnant animals to the herd,...

March 3, 2015

EU Council rules to give Member States GMO authority

The European Council has adopted new rules allowing Member States to ban or restrict the cultivation of genetically modified organisms (GMOs)...

March 2, 2015

World News

Kiwi rugby club secure its own dairy farm

Coastal Rugby and Sports Club, a New Zealand rugby club, has bought its own dairy farm. It has been reported...

March 1, 2015

Agri-Business

Feed price volatility is here to stay says industry expert

Volatility is here to “stay as long as you’re growing things in the ground”, Dave Buchanan of Cargill International told...

February 28, 2015

Environment

Know what animal is most likely to visit your farm unannounced? And it’s not a badger

A new study of badger behaviour on Northern Ireland farms found that badgers are more likely to visit farmyards in...

February 27, 2015

Agri-Business

73% of chickens in UK tested positive for the presence of Campylobacter

Over 70% of raw chickens tested positive for the presence of campylobacter, the Food Standards Agency (FSA) in the UK has...

February 26, 2015

Dairy

Record number of dairy cows in Northern Ireland

The Northern Ireland dairy herd currently has the highest cow numbers on record, with 306,300 cows on record. Results of an...

February 26, 2015

Dairy

‘Milk quota protected against bad prices but it also protected farmers from good prices’

Milk quota gave protection against the bad prices but it also protected farmers from good prices, Co Wicklow dairy farmer Shane...

February 26, 2015

Machinery

JCB receives largest ever shipment of machines to the US

JCB has received its largest single vessel shipment of 341 machines to the Georgia Ports Authority from its machinery manufacturing...

February 25, 2015

Agri-Business

Farmers urged to adapt to consumer needs

UK farmers face disruptive times and more demanding customers, Joanne Denney-Finch said at the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) Conference. Denney-Finch...

February 25, 2015

Sheep

‘Herman the Monster’ lamb nearly breaks the scales and record books

A pedigree Suffolk ram lamb in Northern Ireland almost broke the scales recently when it weighed in at a whopping...

February 23, 2015

World News

80% risk of ‘mega drought’ happening in the US study finds

There is an 80% possibility of a ‘mega drought’ event in the south-west and Central Plains of America within the next...

February 22, 2015

N.Ireland

North’s farmers and UFU critical of DARD relocation

The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has said that farmers still have serious reservations over the plans to re-locate the North’s...

February 21, 2015

Sheep

Eight dogs shot after Clare sheep attack

Eight dogs were shot dead in Co. Clare after attacks on sheep this week the Clare Champion has reported. The dogs,...

February 19, 2015

N.Ireland

North’s Department of Agriculture to relocate to Derry

The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (DARD) Northern Ireland is moving its headquarters to Ballykelly, Co. Derry. DARD is relocating...

February 19, 2015