Rural Life
Over 1 million copies of Farming Simulator 17 sold in less than a month
Over one million copies of Farming Simulator 17 were sold in less than a month after the game being released, according...
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Agri-Business
Sterling strengthens considerably over the past month
The value of Sterling compared to the euro has strengthened considerably over the past month, figures from the European Central...
Dairy
Wexford-Donegal partnership wins Winter Fair inter breed title
Breeders from the Republic of Ireland took home a high proportion of the silverware on offer at the Royal Ulster...
Agri-Business
Lakeland's Banbridge plant will not be sold - Hanley
Lakeland Dairies’ recently acquired milk processing operation at Banbridge in Co. Down – formerly owned by Fane Valley – is...
Dairy
'Oil price hike may well strengthen world dairy prices'
Global oil prices have surged by 15% in the wake of last week’s decision by the Organisation of the Petroleum...
Machinery
EU farm machinery regulations need to change - study
EU regulation of tractors and farm machinery needs to undergo ‘a veritable U-turn’, according to a new study published by...
EU
'The new CAP will have to have a higher level of environmental ambition'
The new Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) will have to have a higher level of environmental ambition, the European Commissioner for...
Rural Life
Pics: Tractors with Christmas lights wow crowds at parade in the west
A total of 25 tractors took part in the first annual ‘Christmas Lights Tractor Parade’ in Ballinrobe Co. Mayo and...
Dairy
Fourth consecutive rise in prices at the Global Dairy Trade auction
Dairy product prices rose 3.5% at today’s Global Dairy Trade auction, a fourth consecutive rise in prices. It comes following...
Beef
Beef price gap between the North and the Republic widens again
The price differential between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland for an R3 grade heifer carcass continued to widen...
Agri-Business
Brazilian meat processor JBS plans initial public offering in the US
Brazilian meat processing giant, JBS, has announced that it is planning an initial public offering of its subsidiary JBS Foods...
Environment
Farmer in the North fined for polluting waterway
A farmer in Northern Ireland has been fined £650 (€770) for making a polluting discharge to a waterway in 2015. Robert...
Rural Life
Man (70s) dies in Tipperary farm accident
A man in his 70s has died following a farm accident in Tipperary after he was crushed under the vehicle...
EU
Hogan to propose the introduction of risk management tools tomorrow
The European Commissioner for Agriculture, Phil Hogan, is to endorse the role of risk management tools as a means of...
World News
New Zealand's 'largest farmer' to sell off 10 farms totalling 11,650ha
State-owned farming business Landcorp is set to sell off 10 farms in New Zealand totalling close to 11,650ha over the...
Beef
Over 100 new outbreaks of Bluetongue reported in France
There was a further 109 new outbreaks of the Bluetongue disease reported in France during the month of November, figures from...
Machinery
Lower demand expected for farm machinery in Europe next year
In line with expectations, 2016 demand for farm machinery in Europe is set to end up with a drop, while...
Arable
Grazing winter oats – a US perspective
Dairy farmers in the US state of Wisconsin are being encouraged to sow winter oats in early August and then...
