Megan O'Brien

Polish minister for agriculture resigns over Ukrainian grain imports
Polish minister for agriculture resigns over Ukrainian grain imports

Poland’s Henryk Kowalczyk has announced his resignation from his post as Minister for Agriculture and Rural Development, Agriland understands. European...

Arla invests €2.9m in major solar power plant in Poland
Arla invests €2.9m in major solar power plant in Poland

Multinational dairy company Arla Foods has opened a new solar power plant in Tychowo, Poland, which will produce 1,620MW/h of...

GDT appoints Charlie Hyland as new chair of board
GDT appoints Charlie Hyland as new chair of board

Global Dairy Trade (GDT) has announced that it has appointed Charlie Hyland as the independent chairman of GDT’s board of...

Almost 30 sheep killed in suspected dog attack in Kent
Almost 30 sheep killed in suspected dog attack in Kent

Almost 30 pregnant sheep were killed in a suspected dog attack which took place in Teynham, near Sittingbourne in Kent...

French dairy herd to decline by 441,000 head by 2030
French dairy herd to decline by 441,000 head by 2030

More than one quarter of dairy farms in France closed down over the past ten years, with a further decline...

Ag-tech and sustainability trends forecast to accelerate in 2023
Ag-tech and sustainability trends forecast to accelerate in 2023

Significant trends in the agri-food industry are expected to emerge in 2023, following a challenging year which exposed a number...

More than 3,000 turkeys to be culled in Monaghan tomorrow
More than 3,000 turkeys to be culled in Monaghan tomorrow

The culling of 3,800 turkeys at a poultry farm near Clones in Co. Monaghan will begin early tomorrow morning (Tuesday,...

World food import bill to hit $1.94 trillion by end of year
World food import bill to hit $1.94 trillion by end of year

The world food import bill is predicted to reach $1.94 trillion by the end of 2022, marking a new, record...

Decline in woodcock numbers likely due to habitat loss – GWCT
Decline in woodcock numbers likely due to habitat loss – GWCT

Habitat loss due to the increasing fragmentation of woodland is likely to be behind the decline in woodcock numbers throughout...

Use of wastewater sludge in fertiliser production proposed
Use of wastewater sludge in fertiliser production proposed

EU member states could see the introduction of rules that would require them to re-use wastewater sludge in fertiliser and...

EU leaders to push ahead with cap on wholesale gas prices
EU leaders to push ahead with cap on wholesale gas prices

EU leaders have agreed to continue with plans to introduce a cap on the wholesale price of gas in an...

UK market favourable for rise in Irish beef prices
UK market favourable for rise in Irish beef prices

Market conditions in some of Ireland’s key beef export markets are favourable and justify the stronger prices being offered by...

Swiss vote against ban on intensive livestock farming
Swiss vote against ban on intensive livestock farming

Swiss citizens have voted against a proposal to ban intensive livestock farming in a referendum which was held on Sunday,...

Study: 64% of farmers now use antimicrobials differently
Study: 64% of farmers now use antimicrobials differently

Almost two in three Irish farmers have already changed how they use antimicrobials and have a positive attitude towards changing...

Research: Saliva sampling may help pig farmers target treatments
Research: Saliva sampling may help pig farmers target treatments

Researchers around the EU have been studying how sampling saliva from piglets and sows could help farmers to target treatments...

Thousands of people being ‘catfished’ by ‘teacup’ pigs
Thousands of people being ‘catfished’ by ‘teacup’ pigs

A family of spotted pigs have been given their own reality TV series that aims to expose “the scam of...

£20,000 Denis Lynn memorial scholarship launched
£20,000 Denis Lynn memorial scholarship launched

Queen’s University Belfast and agri-food company Finnebrogue Artisan have announced a new post-graduate scholarship in memory of Denis Lynn, founder...

Bimeda expands further with acquisition of Afrivet
Bimeda expands further with acquisition of Afrivet

Animal health distributor Bimeda has acquired veterinary pharmaceutical company Afrivet, meaning the company now has the largest footprint of any...