Seán Cummins

Seán Cummins holds an honours degree in Animal Science for UCD. At Agriland, he has a particular focus on the beef, dairy and sheep sectors. Hailing from Co. Wexford, he comes from the typical Irish part-time farm.

Beef

Pics: Matching conventional performance on a suckler-to-beef organic farm

Ken Gill began to make the transition from conventional suckler-to-beef farming to organic production two years ago. Since then he...

October 27, 2016

Beef

Organic beef trade hit by sterling collapse

The trade for Irish organic beef has come under pressure since the UK public decided to leave the European Union,...

October 27, 2016

Agri-Business

Behind the scenes at one of Europe’s largest fruit and veg co-ops

BelOrta is one of the largest suppliers of fruit and vegetables in Europe and in 2015 the Belgian co-op generated...

October 23, 2016

Agri-Business

Major blow for EU-Canada trade deal

The proposed EU-Canada trade deal or CETA has been dealt a major blow following a meeting of the Canadian Trade...

October 21, 2016

Beef

South American countries catch on to Angus beef

There appears to be a push by South American countries to promote and sell beef sourced from Angus carcasses. At...

October 19, 2016

Agri-Business

Mixed reaction to EU-Canada trade deal in Brussels

The proposed EU-Canada trade deal or CETA came up for discussion in Brussels this week, where it was met with...

October 16, 2016

Agri-Business

Are Producer Organisations key to the future of the fruit and veg sector?

There appears to be an increasing push at European level for fruit and vegetable growers to establish Producer Organisations. The...

October 14, 2016

Rural Life

Revealed: National Ploughing Championships to return to Tullamore

The venue for the 2017 National Ploughing Championships has been revealed with the three-day extravaganza returning to Sreggan, Tullamore, Co....

October 9, 2016

Agri-Business

Sterling/euro exchange rate edging closer to parity

The Sterling/euro exchange rate has taken another step towards parity as significant market movements in China overnight has seen the...

October 7, 2016

Environment

Government has ‘no plans to extend the slurry spreading deadline’

The Government has no plans to extend the slurry deadline past October 15 of this year. This is according to...

October 5, 2016

Dairy

Dairy products fall 3% at the latest Global Dairy Trade Auction

Dairy product prices fell 3% at today’s Global Dairy Trade auction, bringing to an end the increases seen in auction...

October 4, 2016

N.Ireland

Northern Ireland applies for BSE Negligible Risk status

Northern Ireland has applied for BSE Negligible Risk status after the north’s Minister for Agriculture, Michelle McIlveen, submitted an application...

October 4, 2016