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
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...
Agri-Business
'Banks imposing excessively high interest rates on farms'
Ireland’s banks have come in for criticism this week for imposing excessively high interest rates on farm businesses, according to...
Agri-Business
Global beef and veal exports to jump by 3% this year
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has revised its expectations for the global beef and veal sector, forecasting exports to...
Agri-Business
McDonald's global sales decrease by 2.3%, Europe down 0.6%
McDonald’s have reported a 2.3% decrease in global sales in their first quarter results ending March 31. In Europe the...
Agri-Business
Alltech to acquire US animal nutrition company Ridley
Alltech has announced plans to will acquire 100% of the outstanding stock of Ridley, one of the leading commercial animal...
Agri-Business
Commission confirm Member States to decide on use of GMOs
EU Member States are set to get more freedom to decide on the use of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) in food...
Agri-Business
UK supermarkets under scrutiny over pricing strategies
UK supermarkets are coming under scrutiny for their pricing strategies with a consumer rights organisation launching a ‘super complaint’. After...
Agri-Business
Numbers claiming Farm Assist fall by 10%
The number of farmers who claimed Farm Assist in March fell by over 10% compared to the same month last...
Agri-Business
China proposes to ban infant formula advertisements
China is proposing a ban on infant formula advertisements in the mass media and public venues, the country’s Xinhua news agency...
Agri-Business
Syngenta sees fungicide sales growth in Europe
Syngenta, the crop chemicals manufacturer, has seen fungicide sales growth in Europe in the first quarter of 2015, the company...
Agri-Business
Lely’s live robot display wins major award
Lely’s live robotic milking feature and feeding demonstration at the 2014 Livestock Event in the UK has won the ‘Best...
