Margaret Donnelly

Her first agricultural journalism role was working in the Farming Independent as a journalist, before she became Editor of Irish Farmers Monthly and Veterinary Journal Ireland. From a beef and tillage farm on the Offaly/Tipperary border, she has a Degree in Journalism from DIT and a Masters in Marketing from Smurfit Business School.

[email protected] @magdonnellyis

Wine floods the streets of French town as ‘war’ breaks out between France and Spain

August 15, 2016

French and Spanish wine producers are at war over what the French say are ‘cheap’ imports of Spanish wine which they say are…

Dairy farmers drive sales of new tractors, despite allure of weak Sterling

August 12, 2016

Machinery

New tractor sales in Ireland are up 4%, despite the allure of a weak Sterling, according to the Chief Executive of the Farm…

Opinion: Farm deaths will continue to happen as long as we think they won’t happen to us

August 3, 2016

Opinion

This week the farming community has been rocked by three farm deaths within days of each other. Two men died in separate accidents…

European Medicines Agency recommends suspending the use of Velactis

July 16, 2016

Agri-Business

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has recommended suspending the veterinary medicine Velactis used in dairy cows at the time of drying off. The…

Monday is D-Day for dairy farmers as EU reveals new support measures

July 15, 2016

Dairy

Dairy farmers across Europe will find out on Monday the details of further EU supports in light of the ongoing issues in the…

The days of farmers’ children getting the college grant could be over

July 13, 2016

Rural Life

Farmers’ children’s access to a college grant could be in jeopardy, if with proposals under the new Cassells Report on the future funding of…

Opinion: A drive for cheap food in post-Brexit UK would hit Irish farmers

July 9, 2016

Opinion

With Brexit now a reality, one of the key uncertainties is where UK retailers will source their food and a key driver of…

‘Are those who voted for Brexit prepared to pick Brussels sprouts?’

July 5, 2016

Agri-Business

The impact of Brexit on the UK’s agri-food industry on a post-Brexit situation where, he says, no plan exists is deeply troubling a…

Brexit fallout: ‘Exchange rate fluctuations the biggest issue to agri-food sector in light of Brexit’

June 29, 2016

Agri-Business

A new report has found that the biggest threat to the Irish agri-food sector, in light of Brexit, is fluctuations in the exchange…

Opinion: Mandatory jail time needed to ensure agri-food sector is not undermined

June 23, 2016

Opinion

The Irish agri-food industry is too valuable to allow a small number of rogues to undermine it. And, such a valuable industry should…

‘Dairy sentiment is picking up – but needs to continue for markets to improve’

June 22, 2016

Dairy

Sentiments in the global dairy world have improved, but need to continue to do so for it to translate into better market prices by…

Brexit: ‘Westminster won’t look after Northern Irish farmers like Brussels does’

June 20, 2016

Dairy

Northern Irish dairy farmers have more to lose by voting for the UK to leave the EU in this week’s Brexit vote, according…

Opinion: Brexit decision can be influenced by Ireland

June 8, 2016

Opinion

Later this month, on June 23, the British public goes to the polls to vote on Brexit or whether to leave the European…

Expanded Fonterra cheese plant can produce cheese for 3 billion burgers annually

June 8, 2016

World News

Fonterra has officially opened its new cheese expansion at Eltham, Australia, with the plant now able to produce enough cheese to fill more…

Europe fails to agree on glyphosate extension

June 6, 2016

European Member States have failed to agree on legislation that would allow an extension of the glyphosate license. Today’s Standing Committee on Plants,…