Margaret Donnelly

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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.

Global dairy markets expected to turn for the better, late in 2016 – Arla
Global dairy markets expected to turn for the better, late in 2016 – Arla

Global dairy markets are expected to remain unpredictable and tough in 2016, but a turn for the better is anticipated...

EU cereal plantings up, but prices remain at ‘rock bottom’
EU cereal plantings up, but prices remain at ‘rock bottom’

New figures show good EU cereal plantings, due to good weather conditions but grain prices are predicted to remain low....

Cost of sheep production to be monitored by Tesco UK
Cost of sheep production to be monitored by Tesco UK

A cost of production model for the sheep industry is being trailed by Tesco in the UK. It is inviting...

France bans supermarkets throwing away unsold food
France bans supermarkets throwing away unsold food

France has gone ahead with its plans to ban supermarkets throwing away unsold food, with its senate passing the new...

Arla to cut 500 jobs despite ‘huge task’ of finding markets for extra milk supplies
Arla to cut 500 jobs despite ‘huge task’ of finding markets for extra milk supplies

On the back of announcing a strategy last year to grow its business over the coming years, Arla has announced...

‘Long-term prospects for farming are good, but that’s no consolation for those struggling now’
‘Long-term prospects for farming are good, but that’s no consolation for those struggling now’

Last year was an extremely difficult year for the farming sector and while the long-term prospects for farming are good...

What will define a recovery in global dairy markets?
What will define a recovery in global dairy markets?

Global dairy markets might not see a full recovery until 2017, according to Alan Levitt of the US Dairy Export Council....

Brexit: Why UK agriculture could be better off outside the EU
Brexit: Why UK agriculture could be better off outside the EU

With a referendum on whether to leave the EU or not looming, the issue of Brexit was discussed at length...

Fonterra announces record export volumes in December
Fonterra announces record export volumes in December

New Zealand dairy giant Fonterra has announced it exported record volumes for the month of December 2015. Export data for...

The UK outside the EU could not negotiate with the power the EU provides – Phil Hogan
The UK outside the EU could not negotiate with the power the EU provides – Phil Hogan

The EU Commissioner for Agriculture Phil Hogan has asked the Oxford Farming Conference how the UK would fare if it...

New Zealand dairy farmers hopeful of market conditions improving in 2016
New Zealand dairy farmers hopeful of market conditions improving in 2016

Dairy farmers in New Zealand are more confident than their beef and sheep counterparts of market conditions improving in 2016....

Kiwi dairy farmers feeling the effects of Global Dairy Trade drop
Kiwi dairy farmers feeling the effects of Global Dairy Trade drop

New Zealand dairy farmers are feeling the effects of the recent fall in the Global Dairy Trade auction according to...

Does the CAP benefit more than farmers? 62% of Europeans think so
Does the CAP benefit more than farmers? 62% of Europeans think so

A recent European Commission survey on what European citizens think of the CAP shows that 62% of EU citizens think...

Dairy Crest completes sale of dairies to Muller
Dairy Crest completes sale of dairies to Muller

Dairy Crest has completed the sale of its dairies operations to Muller UK & Ireland group. The announcement was made...

Fonterra Australia to invest €89m in new cheese plant
Fonterra Australia to invest €89m in new cheese plant

Fonterra Australia will invest NZ$141m (€89m) in building a state-of-the-art cheese plant at its Stanhope factory. The new facility will...

Why Glanbia now has Conor McGregor fighting in its corner
Why Glanbia now has Conor McGregor fighting in its corner

Interim featherweight UFC champion Conor McGregor, has penned an endorsement deal with Glanbia owned Sports nutrition brand BSN (Bio-Engineered Supplements and Nutrition)....

New ready-to-use vaccine available for two pig diseases
New ready-to-use vaccine available for two pig diseases

A new ready-to-use combination vaccine to combat pig diseases, is being hailed by its manufacturer as the first of its...

Dairy farmers can look forward to ‘volatility proof’ EU loans
Dairy farmers can look forward to ‘volatility proof’ EU loans

Dairy farmers can look forward to ‘volatility proof’ loans, according to the European Commissioner for Agriculture Phil Hogan. Speaking at...