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.

Deutz-Fahr introduce new tractor ranges
Deutz-Fahr introduce new tractor ranges

This week at Agritechnica Deutz-Fahr is introducing two new tractor ranges. It said the new offerings bring its high-power applications...

Bridgestone announce new line of farming tyres
Bridgestone announce new line of farming tyres

Bridgestone has selected this year’s Agritechnica show, which runs until 16 November in Hanover, Germany, as the platform to announce a...

Prestigious award for Dawn Meats
Prestigious award for Dawn Meats

Dawn Meats has won a prestigious Green Apple Environment Award in the UK where it has operations in England, Scotland and...

Agri ministers focus on animal welfare
Agri ministers focus on animal welfare

The rollout of the new Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), animal welfare, ash dieback and equine registration were discussed in detail by...

Online facility for registration of pesticide advisors and inspectors launched
Online facility for registration of pesticide advisors and inspectors launched

A new online registration facility for pesticide advisors and inspectors of pesticide application equipment has been launched by Department of...

‘More than 30 livestock marts owed money by TLT’
‘More than 30 livestock marts owed money by TLT’

More than 100 farmers and mart directors across Ireland gathered in Athlone last night for an update on TLT International,...

Ireland’s organic sector much smaller than EU average
Ireland’s organic sector much smaller than EU average

Only 1.1 per cent of Ireland’s agricultural area is farmed organically. This compares to an average figure of 5.4 per...

Machinery magic at Agritechnica
Machinery magic at Agritechnica

Agritechnica, the world’s largest trade fair for agricultural machinery and equipment, continues this week in Hanover, Germany. In the region...

Second round of transatlantic trade talks this week
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...

JCB Fastrac previewed at Agritechnica
JCB Fastrac previewed at Agritechnica

JCB is previewing  its new 4000 Series Fastrac at Agritechnica today. It is 23 years since the Fastrac was launched...

Steady growth in organic production since 2007
Steady growth in organic production since 2007

“The organic industry is growing at a slow and steady rate,” according to Dan Clavin, organic specialist with Teagasc. At...

‘Education is key not regulation’
‘Education is key not regulation’

“Education is the key not regulation,” according to Tim Hyde, Teagasc environmental specialist who spoke on the issue of cross...

Bank on Ulster Bank for young farmer financial packages
Bank on Ulster Bank for young farmer financial packages

Ulster Bank has today officially announced a range of farm packages offerings aimed at supporting the growth ambitions of farmers...

1,000 people attend NEPP EirGrid meeting
1,000 people attend NEPP EirGrid meeting

More than 1,000 people attended a rally organised by the North East Pylon Pressure (NEPP), which took place in Trim, Meath last night....

46% drop in young bull kill week year on year
46% drop in young bull kill week year on year

One of the highlights from last week’s beef kill statistics released from the Department of Agriculture is the reduction in the...

Transition dairy cow feeding research
Transition dairy cow feeding research

A farmers’ booklet on transition cow feeding, reporting the results of one part of a major Research Challenge Fund study,...

Call for farmers to reinforce opposition to Mercosur deal
Call for farmers to reinforce opposition to Mercosur deal

Farmers have been urged to take immediate action to make their opposition to the Mercosur trade deal known and to...

Online forestry services available from November
Online forestry services available from November

A new digital forestry service has been announced today to facilitate online applications for 2014 forestry premiums. The service will...