Ciaran Moran

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Ciaran Moran is a partner in a beef and sheep farm in Roscommon. He holds an Honours Bachelors Degree in Agricultural Science from UCD where he specialised in Food and Agribusiness Management.

More details emerge of the EU’s Milk Supply Reduction Scheme
More details emerge of the EU’s Milk Supply Reduction Scheme

More detail of the EU’s new Milk Supply Reduction Scheme has emerged this week. Last week, the Commissioner for Agriculture and...

Frenchman to lead EU negotiations on Brexit
Frenchman to lead EU negotiations on Brexit

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has appointed Michel Barnier as Chief Negotiator in charge of leading the European Commission Negotiations...

First signs of stabilisation for UK market post Brexit
First signs of stabilisation for UK market post Brexit

The past week has seen some signs of stabilisation for the UK market, according to Daisy Higgins, of Bord Bia’s...

EU share of the world dairy market continues to grow
EU share of the world dairy market continues to grow

The European Union’s share of the world dairy market is on the rise, according to latest figures from the European...

Northern farmers call for accountability on beef specifications
Northern farmers call for accountability on beef specifications

Retailers, food service companies and processors must be held accountable for their actions on beef specifications, according to UFU deputy...

Prime beef price in Britain rises to almost €4.20/kg
Prime beef price in Britain rises to almost €4.20/kg

The beef trade in the UK moved up across the board last week as the balance between supply and demand...

How this part-time beef farmer plans €1,800/ha of output to drive profit
How this part-time beef farmer plans €1,800/ha of output to drive profit

Selling more kilos of beef per hectare of land is seen by part-time farmer Conor Greene as the best way...

Sterling rallies on back of new UK Government
Sterling rallies on back of new UK Government

The pound has been given a welcome boost above the euro since news broke earlier this week that Theresa May...

Numbers of scrapie cases fall on the back of control measures
Numbers of scrapie cases fall on the back of control measures

The numbers of reported scrapie cases have fallen significantly in recent years, according to latest figures from the Department of...

Brazil calls for beef to be included in Mercosur deal
Brazil calls for beef to be included in Mercosur deal

Brazil has used this month’s G20 summit to call for beef to be included in any trade deal between the...

EU beef production to further increase in 2016
EU beef production to further increase in 2016

In 2016, gross EU beef production is expected to further increase by 2.4%, driven by higher slaughterings and very dynamic...

EU member states agree restrictions on the use of Glyphosate
EU member states agree restrictions on the use of Glyphosate

EU Member States today supported a European Commission proposal to restrict the conditions of use of glyphosate in the EU....

Fertiliser Price Update: Best quotes for CAN at €210/t
Fertiliser Price Update: Best quotes for CAN at €210/t

Fertiliser sales have slowed considerably over recent weeks, according to the IFA’s latest fertiliser price update. It says good grass...

European urea prices down 44% in the last three years
European urea prices down 44% in the last three years

European Nitrogen (N) fertiliser prices have been slowly decreasing since 2013, according to European Commission. In its latest outlook for...

EU milk deliveries to grow by more than 1% in 2016 – Commission
EU milk deliveries to grow by more than 1% in 2016 – Commission

The European Commission has forecast that EU milk deliveries could grow by more than 1% in 2016 (above 2 million...

Key EU decision on agricultural emissions expected this month
Key EU decision on agricultural emissions expected this month

A key EU proposals on agricultural greenhouse gas emissions is set to be announced later this month, according to the...

Trade in manufacturing beef to the US ‘won’t happen immediately’ – MII
Trade in manufacturing beef to the US ‘won’t happen immediately’ – MII

Meat Industry Ireland (MII) has welcomed the announcement that the US authorities have approved access for Irish manufacturing beef to...

Sterling continues to fall in value against the euro
Sterling continues to fall in value against the euro

The Pound has hit a fresh three-year low against the euro as Brexit concerns continue to see a major sell-off of the...