Beef
Court finds cattle breeder guilty of selling bull with banned substance
A cattle breeder has been convicted, fined €500 and ordered to pay costs of €5,000 after he was found guilty...
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Agri-Business
Monsanto agrees to $128 per share takeover offer from Bayer
Bayer and Monsanto today announced that they signed a definitive merger agreement under which Bayer will acquire Monsanto for US$128...
Machinery
Lemken Sirius mounted sprayers - designed to be compact, agile and efficient
The Lemken Sirius mounted field sprayer is designed to allow for the transport of large fluid volumes in order to...
Dairy
Commission cuts EU milk production forecast for rest of 2016
End of year milk production volumes in the EU for 2016 have been revised downwards by the European Commission. Provisional production...
Beef
North/south heifer price differential widens to almost 13c/kg
The price differential of R3 grade heifers between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland widened to 12.9c/kg for the...
Dairy
Glanbia and Lakeland increase milk price for August supplies
Lakeland Dairies has increased its milk price for August supplies of milk by 1c/L. This second consecutive increase in milk...
EU
Complaints made to EU ombudsman over national dairy origin labelling schemes
The European Dairy Association has written to the EU ombudsman over draft origin labelling plans for dairy products announced by...
EU
EU farmers call for legislation to combat unfair trading practices
As EU Farm Ministers meet in Slovakia this week, Copa-Cogeca has called for EU legislation to be introduced to combat unfair...
N.Ireland
Man (30s) dies following farm accident in Tyrone
A man in his 30s has died following a farm accident in Dungannon in Co Tyrone. The accident happened at...
N.Ireland
Man (30s) dies following farm accident in Tyrone
A man in his 30s has died following a farm accident in Dungannon in Co Tyrone. The accident happened at...
Rural Life
Limerick Tunnel closed after truck carrying bales gets stuck at entrance
The northbound lane of the Limerick Tunnel remains closed today after a haulier carrying bales became stuck at the entrance to...
Agri-Business
'Significant risk to Irish agri-food exports if UK quits the single market'
The prospect of the UK quitting the European Union single market poses a very significant risk to the Irish agri-food...
Arable
Potato plantings increase 2.8% after record low area in 2015
The area of potatoes planted in Ireland is up 2.8% year-on-year, from 8,500ha to 8,800ha, the latest figures (for June...
Beef
Germany proposes to ban sending heavily pregnant cows to slaughter
Germany has submitted a proposal to the European Commission to ban sending heavily pregnant cows to slaughter amid animal welfare...
Agri-Business
New beef steak cut developed by US researchers
Like a diamond in the rough, a small cut of beef that meat cutters throw in with ground meat is...
Dairy
'Dairy farmers continue to suffer a loss, despite recent milk price increases'
Dairy farmers continue to suffer a loss, with recent milk price increases from processors not going far enough to assist...
Arable
World cereal production forecast up 22m tonnes on July figures - FAO
World cereal supply and demand forecasts for the 2016/17 season have been adjusted since July, following increases to production forecasts, according...
Agri-Business
Mary Delaney takes the reins as Agricultural Science Association President
Mary Delaney will take the reins as the Agricultural Science Association’s President today following the organisation’s Annual General Meeting later...
