Agri-Business
Slight fall in profits for FBD, as Storm Darwin damage to top €130m
Insurer FBD has reported a fall in pre-tax profits in 2013, which it said was caused by a small number...
Agri-Business
Agri-Business
Soil comes first for Dutch greenhouse grower
Soil is crucial to the survival of Dutch greenhouse grower Adri Jonkers. Together with his wife Mia and his son Jorrit,...
Agri-Business
'No impact on live exports from detained Libyan ship'
A livestock ship destined for Ireland was detained in Cornwall for safety reasons after its engine failed earlier this month,...
Agri-Business
Strengthening Ireland-France export ties
Access 6, an EU-funded export development programme, has this week launched a drive to boost Irish food and drink exports...
Agri-Business
EU Commission publishes state aid guidelines online
The European Commission has put online its draft new rules on state aids in the agriculture and forestry sectors. These...
Agri-Business
Good ingredients for Kerry as revenue tops €5.8bn
International food and ingredients firm Kerry Group has reported group revenue of €5.8bn, with a sales growth of 4.6 per...
Agri-Business
ACA members updated on the new CAP entitlements regime
Outgoing ACA (Agricultural Consultants Association) president Michael Brady has told AgriLand that definitive light has now been shed by the...
Agri-Business
New SFP entitlement arrangements must be clarified soon
COMMENT: The issue of single farm payment (SFP) entitlements – and who will own what after 2015 – is one...
Agri-Business
Organic farming grows from strength to strength
Global figures for organic market performance demonstrated growth in 2012 and 2013 across Europe and North America. US, Germany, France...
Agri-Business
Oh là là, bringing the cheese to France
For the first time 14 Irish farmhouse cheese makers will feature at a leading cheese trade fair, Salon du Fromage, taking...
Agri-Business
Arla – growing from strength to strength
Courtesy of its annual results for 2013 Arla Foods has announced the highest performance price ever in the company’s history...
Agri-Business
Opportunity knocks but once
The opportunities for Ireland’s agricultural sector, dairy in particular, are endless but there are challenges and influencing factors on the road ahead...
Agri-Business
O’Neill comes under pressure to reveal her CAP Reform plans
The North’s Agriculture Committee Chairman Paul Frew has told AgriLand that Farm Minister Michelle O’Neill must come out with her...
Agri-Business
Banking on agriculture
The agri-business sector has been a consistent mainstay of the Irish economy for generations. However, today, given that almost a quarter...
Agri-Business
It could be mid-March before farmers get a chance to spread fertiliser
Sources within the fertiliser industry have told AgriLand that large volumes of product are now being moved on to merchants’...
Agri-Business
Glanbia goes global
While Ireland is the heartbeat of Glanbia, the internationalisation of the business is fundamental to future growth. This is according...
Agri-Business
Farm business mentoring
The Farm Business Mentoring Programme, which has already helped almost 1,800 Northern Ireland farming families, is closing for applications on...
Agri-Business
'Export markets key for organic farmers'
There are huge business opportunities for Irish organic production to the export markets of the UK and Western Europe, in particular...
