Sheep
Forward thinking pays off for Co Kilkenny sheep farmer
Co Kilkenny sheep farmer John O’Donohoe made a conscious decision to hold back his tips for a month last autumn,...
Agri-Business
Agri-Business
Glanbia offers FMP an extra cent per litre for three months
Agriland has been informed that Glanbia has agreed to offer its Fresh Milk Producers (FMP) an extra 1 cent per...
Agri-Business
Longford based Green Isle Foods announces 115 new jobs
Longford’s Green Isle Foods, Consumer Foods company has today announced that the company will make a significant investment of €30m...
Agri-Business
Agrifood co-ops to highlight employment opportunities
‘Foot in The Door’ an Irish co-operative industry initiative targeting potential new employees for the agrifood sector was launched today...
Agri-Business
EU milk powder exports up significantly in Q1
In the first three months of this year EU milk powder exports were significantly up year-on-year, with SMP and WMP...
Agri-Business
Glanbia strikes deal with Fresh Milk Producers
Denis Fagan, Chairman of Fresh Milk Producers (FMP), has told Agriland that the organisation struck a deal with Glanbia PLC...
Agri-Business
Ukraine spring cereals' planting - down 10%
The sowing areas of spring grains and legumes may be up to 10% less than expected in Ukraine. According to...
Agri-Business
Dale Farm in job saving Fivemiletown deal
Dale Farm has confirmed that it has reached agreement to buy the Fivemiletown cheese brands from Glanbia Ingredients Ireland and reached agreement...
Agri-Business
China beef imports witness almost four-fold increase
Nick McIlroy, Shanghai Office, Bord Bia-Irish Food Board A new report released by Rabobank forecasts Chinese beef imports to grow...
Agri-Business
Strathroy to target more Wexford farmers
Strathroy Dairies plans on expanding its milk pool in the south east of Ireland, its Managing Director Ruairi Cunningham has...
Agri-Business
National Ploughing Championships to move north?
As part of its commitment to making the sums add up at its new home, the Royal Ulster Agricultural Society...
Agri-Business
Manufacturing issues and tight spring put pressure on fertiliser supplies
Manufacturing issues in plants across Europe and a tight spring for field operations have left supplies of some fertilisers very scarce...
Agri-Business
William Smith – going for four-in-a-row at Balmoral
Co. Meath Limousin breeder William Smith is hoping to achieve four successive Beef Inter Breed Championships in a row at Balmoral...
Agri-Business
30 new on-farm anaerobic digestion plants planned for Northern Ireland
Assured Asset Energy Ltd (AAE) has launched a new £27 million fund to finance up to 30 new on-farm renewable...
Agri-Business
Glanbia MD answers shareholder questions
Siobhan Talbot who is now seven months into her role as Glanbia Group Managing Director addressed shareholders for the first...
Agri-Business
People grocery shop less often, but buy more
The latest supermarket share figures from Kantar Worldpanel in Ireland show the Irish grocery market returning to growth for the...
Agri-Business
No exemption for farmers on water rates
Farmers cannot expect any exemptions on the recently announced water rates according to the Department of the Environment. Despite calls...
Agri-Business
Wholesale dairy prices drop as demand softens
According to DairyCo, EU and Oceania wholesale dairy prices across all products decreased in April as demand softened over the...
