Beef
Pics: 7,000 cattle feedlot with a difference in Morocco
The Copag Co-operative is one of the largest in Morocco, consisting of a number of different enterprises including a 7,000...
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Opinion
Why should liquid milk producers be treated as a protected species?
Why should liquid milk producers be treated as a specialist stakeholder group within the dairy industry? Surely this approach to...
Dairy
No change in long term dairy market fundamentals
Milk prices may well strengthen up to the new year and then flatten out, according to Rabobank Dairy Analyst Matt...
Dairy
Fall in Northern Ireland's milk production, milk price slightly up year-on-year
The level of milk production in Northern Ireland in September fell by 6.1% compared to the same month in 2015,...
Beef
EU meat exports to Hong Kong receive a boost
Prospects for EU exports of meat to Hong Kong have been given a boost this week following an agreement on...
Dairy
Shareholders in Glanbia co-op receive €6.7m special dividend payment
A payment of €6.7m in special dividends has been made to shareholders of the Glanbia Co-operative Society, at a price...
N.Ireland
Northern Ireland aims to strengthen links to China with trade mission
Northern Ireland’s Minister for Agriculture, Michelle McIIveen, has embarked on a week long agri-food trade mission to China. Minister McIIveen...
Sheep
Swaledale ram sells for over €100,000 at annual sale
As ram sales come to a close for another year, a Swaledale ram has sold for £92,000 (€102,210) at one of...
EU
Calls for seasonal work permit scheme for non-EU workers in the UK
There is an urgent need for a substantial trial of a seasonal agricultural permit scheme for non-EU workers in the...
Dairy
Increased Chinese demand speeds up $12m Fonterra expansion
New Zealand dairy processor Fonterra has brought forward the expansion of one of its production lines on the back of...
Agri-Business
Kerry's taste and nutrition businesses drive volume growth in Q3
Kerry Group’s global Taste and Nutrition businesses achieved 3.4% volume growth in the nine months to the end of September...
Agri-Business
Glanbia on course to deliver earnings growth of 8-10%
Glanbia plc expects to deliver adjusted earnings per share growth of 8% to 10% on a constant currency basis for full...
Environment
21 landowners apply to cut hedges in Clare under paid hedgecutting scheme
Clare County Council has received 21 applications from landowners and contractors to cut local hedgerows under the Community Hedgecutting Grant Scheme....
Rural Life
Video: Who wins the race between a new Claas tractor vs a 1960s Fordson Dexta?
A video of a tractor race between a new Claas tractor and a Fordson Dexta that was published by a...
Dairy
Whole milk powder drives prices up at latest Global Dairy Trade auction
Dairy product prices rose 11.4% at today’s Global Dairy Trade auction, the second biggest increase in prices this year. Whole...
Arable
Bales of straw costing as much as bales of hay and silage
Round bales (4X4) of straw can cost the same as a bale of hay or silage in some parts of...
EU
Hogan continues his 'diplomatic offensive' with visit to south east Asia
The EU Commissioner for Agriculture, Phil Hogan, is on an official visit to Hong Kong, Vietnam and Indonesia with EU agri-food...
Agri-Business
EU and Canada sign CETA trade agreement
The Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) was signed over the weekend in Brussels by the EU and Canada. CETA...
