EU
'Growing phenomenon' of food fraud forces MEPs to pass new rules
New rules have been passed in the European Parliament which will help tackle the ‘growing phenomenon’ of food fraud, Irish MEP...
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Machinery
Online European auction 'house' promises to shift plenty of 'metal'
A European agricultural machinery auction business has decided to focus all of its energies on online bidders, rather than a...
Environment
Roundup's active ingredient is 'not carcinogenic'
The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) maintains that the weed killer glyphosate will not be classified as a carcinogenic. But the...
Other
Why antibiotic resistance poses a big risk to farming – UFU
The Ulster Farmers’ Union says the threat of antibiotic resistance is a growing concern and it is supporting calls for...
EU
MEPs to vote on new rules to prevent future horsemeat scandal
Members of the European Parliament will vote on new rules to tighten up official inspections throughout the food chain today, in...
N.Ireland
2 weeks left for farmers to apply for NI Environmental Farming Scheme
Farmers in Northern Ireland have just two weeks left to apply for the Environmental Farming Scheme (EFS), with the deadline set...
N.Ireland
2 weeks left for farmers to apply for NI Environmental Farming Scheme
Farmers in Northern Ireland have just two weeks left to apply for the Environmental Farming Scheme (EFS), with the deadline set...
N.Ireland
Video: Conditions of how cattle dealer was held hostage revealed
The conditions of where and how a cattle dealer was held hostage for five days in October 2012 have now...
Dairy
EU average milk price continues to strengthen
The January EU weighted average milk price stood at €33.38/100kg (34.41c/L), up €0.33/100kg (1.0%) on the previous month, according to...
Opinion
Free range egg producers have been treated despicably
It’s ridiculous that free range egg producers must re-label their cartons in the wake of the Avian Influenza outbreak. As...
Machinery
Lely to sell forage machinery business to AGCO – the owner of MF, Fendt and Valtra
Lely plans to sell its ‘forage’ division, which produces forage harvesting machinery, to AGCO – the global corporation that owns Massey...
Dairy
Glanbia reveals details of new 3-year Seasonality Scheme...and farmer bonuses
The board of Glanbia Ingredients Ireland (GII) has today approved the terms of a new three-year Seasonality Scheme, which is...
Dairy
Processors announce milk prices for February supplies
Both Glanbia and Lakeland Dairies have announced their milk prices for February supplies recently. Glanbia Ingredients Ireland (GII) has decided...
Dairy
Fonterra: Growing market for low-lactose Whole Milk Powder
Fonterra is looking to capture more a new market with its novel low-lactose instant whole milk powder. NZMP, Fonterra’s ingredients business,...
Machinery
Staying afloat in soggy conditions...with 'bolt-on' rubber tracks
Meath-based Spillane Sprayer Testing has taken on the agency for Soucy Track. Soucy Track, part of the larger Soucy Group, is...
World News
Hundreds of unclaimed bull semen straws set to be destroyed in New Zealand
Close to 500 New Zealand farmers have been urged by genetics company CRV Ambreed to claim their bull semen stock, before...
Dairy
Mad Cow Disease (BSE) detected in Spain
Spain has confirmed a case of BSE (Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy), commonly known as mad cow disease, in the northwestern province...
Machinery
Pics: Numbers down at international farm machinery extravaganza
Numbers indicate that attendance was slightly down at this year’s SIMA show in Paris. The 77th instalment of the event...
