Agri-Business
ABP/Slaney tie-up to be investigated in Brussels
Fane Valley Co-Op and ABP Food Group have been informed that the proposed 50:50 joint venture in relation to Slaney...
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Glanbia's top brass received €1.5m in cash incentives in 2015
Glanbia increased its pay to its top employees in 2015, including cash incentives totalling €1.515m to its top four earners....
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Vets take top training award to help get key messages to farmers
XLVets Skillnet has won the top award for Best Learning & Development Organisation – Networks & Groups at the Irish...
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FrieslandCampina posts higher 2015 profits due to lower purchasing costs
Dutch dairy giant – FrieslandCampina – has posted higher profits in 2015 compared to the year earlier, recent accounts published...
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Brexit fears for farming presented to Westminster
A British secretary of State document presented to Westminster has publicly aired concerns about the impact of Brexit on Northern...
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Dunbia looking to fill new roles on its Food Development Team
Dunbia is to invest close to £500,000 (€648,000) in hiring people for five new roles on its Food Development Team....
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UK dairy processors struggle to find markets for extra milk and cheese
UK dairy processors are finding it extremely difficult to find markets for milk and cheese this spring, due to the...
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Love wine? Love ice cream? Now you can have the two combined!
If you’re a fan of ice cream and wine, you’re in luck as a company in the US has created...
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Tyrone dairy farmer appointed as Vice-Chairman of Lakeland Dairies
Colin Kelso, a dairy farmer from Co. Tyrone, has been appointed as Vice-Chairman of Lakeland Dairies. The Dungannon farmer joined...
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Improved Fonterra facility to process four times more milk than Belview
Fonterra recently unveiled three new processing plants at its Edendale facility on the South Island of New Zealand. The development, which...
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Have your say on EU bioenergy policy
The European Commission is seeking your views on an EU policy for sustainable bioenergy from 2020 to 2030. Bioenergy is...
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Tesco figures show continuing reduction in Campylobacter levels
New figures released by Tesco UK show that the retailer is continuing to reduce the levels of Campylobacter in its...
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Farming Simulator 17 confirmed for release at the end of 2016
Are you a fan of Farming Simulator? Good news for you if you are as Farming Simulator 17 is to...
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Demand for organic fruit jumps in UK, as organic sector grows on 2014
Demand for organic fruit in the UK over the past year has grown by 8% across the market, Tesco has...
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Supermarket opens selling only out-of-date or damaged foods
Some 700,000t of food is thrown out in Denmark each year, and now one charity in the country has opened...
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European Commission set to re-licence Roundup
The European Commission looks set to re-licence Glyphosate the worlds most widely used and controversial weedkiller. According to reports in...
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Kerry and Glanbia share prices up on the back of results
Kerry Group’s share price has increased by over 10% in the past 12 months, with shares currently worth €75 –...
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Glanbia profits up 7% (earnings of €270m) as milk supplies up 18%
Glanbia has released its 2015 figures, say it delivered a “strong performance” during the year, with its performance nutrition range...
