Dairy
British dairy herd shrinks significantly in the last year
The size of the dairy herd in Britain has decreased by 2% over the past year, the biggest annual drop...
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Rural Life
See machinery from the 1940s put through its paces at the Autumn Harvest Extravaganza
Terrific tractors and magnificent machinery from the 1940’s to modern times will be put through their paces at this year’s...
N.Ireland
60 new jobs for Tyrone at Dale Farm's new cheese facility
Some 60 new jobs have been created by Dale Farm’s new cheese processing and packing facility in Co.Tyrone. Following a...
Machinery
Original Massey Ferguson 135 to make big money at UK auction
A 1966 Massey Ferguson 135 with just 969 hours on the clock will be just one of the lots to...
World News
Australian dairy farmers forced to cull cows to pay mounting bills
Farmers in Australia have been forced to send prized dairy cows to the saleyards for slaughter so they can pay their...
EU
EU agri-food exports increase 2.1% year-on-year
The value of EU agri-food exports for the 12-month period from July 2015 to June 2016 amounted to just over...
Beef
Outbreaks of bluetongue continue to slow in France
While Bluetongue outbreaks have slowed in France, they are still continuing with the latest case in the south of the...
Machinery
Pics: Claas unveils new additions to its baler range
Claas, the German machinery manufacturer, has unveiled the latest additions to Quadrant and Variant baler ranges. The company has launched...
Agri-Business
'Low dairy commodity prices' hit Nestle's nutrition business in first half
Low dairy commodity prices hit Nestle’s nutrition business in the first half of 2016, which made pricing very limited in the...
Environment
Farmers to get paid to cut hedges on public roads in Clare
Clare County Council will offer grants to landowners and community groups to maintain hedgerows alongside public roads throughout County Clare. The...
Dairy
Financial boost for Fonterra farmers with further dividend payment
Fonterra Co-op has announced that it will pay a further 10c/share of its previously announced 2015/16 forecast dividend of 40c/share. Fonterra had already...
Dairy
Kerry Group holds milk price for July supplies
Kerry Group has held its milk price for July supplies of milk at 22.5c/L, including VAT, a spokesperson for Kerry...
Dairy
'Global dairy prices expected to lift further in the coming months'
Following yesterday’s bumper Global Dairy Trade auction, New Zealand bank ASB expects dairy prices to consolidate over the next month...
Agri-Business
Glanbia revenue fall in the first half of 2016, nutrition remains key earnings driver
Total Group Revenue at Glanbia PLC including the Group’s share of Joint Ventures & Associates, was €1,837.1m, a decrease of...
N.Ireland
Co Armagh farmer fined £1,000 for 'grossly' polluting waterway
A Co. Armagh farmer has been fined £1,000 for water pollution offences after it was found that a waterway was...
N.Ireland
Co Armagh farmer fined £1,000 for ‘grossly’ polluting waterway
A Co. Armagh farmer has been fined £1,000 for water pollution offences after it was found that a waterway was...
Agri-Business
Receivers back in possession of Kingston farm amid claims of trespassing
Bank appointed receivers have regained possession of the farm belonging to the Kingston family, former winners of RTE’s ‘Ireland’s Fittest...
Dairy
Another bumper rise in dairy prices at the Global Dairy Trade auction
Dairy product prices rose for a second consecutive time at today’s Global Dairy Trade auction with prices rising 12.7%. The average...
