Agri-Business
France is to ban supermarkets throwing away edible food
The French Parliament has voted unanimously in favour of a ban on food waste from large supermarkets by outlawing the...
Agri-Business
Agri-Business
Chinese Premier visits Ireland: How its media reacted
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang was in Ireland at weekend on a stopover visit before embarking on a tour of Latin...
Agri-Business
Cattle dealer's High Court action against Aurivo dismissed
A High Court legal action taken by Claremorris cattle dealer, Mr Finbar Tolan against Aurivo Co-operative Society, formerly Connacht Gold...
Agri-Business
Glanbia members approve share spin out
Glanbia Co-operative members have voted in favour of a package of proposals which, Glanbia says, will result in approximately €238m...
Agri-Business
What does 'natural' or 'traditional' mean on food labels? New guidelines issued by FSAI
New guidelines on food labelling have been issued by the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI), which it says will...
Agri-Business
'Farmers and the SME sector weighed down with excessive interest charges'
The Central Bank must act immediately to deliver lower interest rates for farmers and the agri-business sector as a whole,...
Agri-Business
Glanbia benefiting from strong US dollar
Glanbia delivered a solid performance in the first three months of 2015, according to Managing Director Siobhan Talbot, with the...
Agri-Business
Pound soars against the euro as Tories win election
Early currency trading has seen the value of sterling bounce significantly following a Conservative win in the UK General Election....
Agri-Business
'Revenue set to examine structure of Larry Goodman's companies'
The Revenue Commissioners are to examine a number of Larry Goodman-owned companies, according to reports. The Irish Times says that the...
Agri-Business
Monsanto offer 'not in the best interests' of Syngenta
Syngenta has rejected a proposal from Monsanto to acquire the company at a price of 449 Swiss Francs (€443) per...
Agri-Business
IFA calls for an immediate suspension of EU fertiliser import duties
The IFA is to ask the European Commission to suspend all EU fertiliser import duties with immediate effect, according to...
Agri-Business
Meat sensor detects gases emitting from rotting meat
Chemists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have come up with a portable sensor that can detect gases emitted...
Agri-Business
Hogan accused of U-turn on penalties for farm safety issues
European Commissioner Phil Hogan has been accused of doing a U-turn in relation to penalising farmers for poor farm safety...
Agri-Business
Lakeland posts 'robust' results, operating profits of €12.9m
Lakeland Dairies has released its results for 2014, with a 15% increase in revenues to €625.8m for 2014, yielding an...
Agri-Business
US poultry producer to ban use of human antibiotics in chickens
One of the US’ largest poultry producers, Tyson Foods Inc., has announced that it plans to ban the use of...
Agri-Business
Apple growers turn to heaters to save crops from late frost
The heavy frosts forecast for this week could wreak havoc in Ireland’s orchards, according to Co. Tipperary apple grower Cornelius...
Agri-Business
Make the most of your AgriNet software by attending user night
AgriNet is hosting a grass meeting on Tuesday May 5 at 8pm in Corrin Mart Fermoy. Barry Lynch of AgriNet...
Agri-Business
Arla Foods to increase production of infant formula protein by 100%
Arla Foods Ingredients has announced that it has doubled its capacity for producing the protein alpha-lactalbumin in a bid to...
