Beef
76% of the UK's beef imports are from Ireland
Some 76% of beef imports to the UK in the first eight months of the year came from the Republic...
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Dairy
Dairy and sugar drive world food prices up - FAO
Major food commodity prices rose in October on September by 3.9% with dairy helping to drive the rise. The Food...
Agri-Business
New report reveals that consumers are misled by packaging of meat products
Some meat products may not actually contain the ingredients that are listed on its labels, according to a recent report...
World News
Unbrielievable: 100 wheels of cheese worth €40,000 stolen in France
Police in France are investigating the theft of 100 wheels of comté cheese from a dairy in the east of...
Arable
Ukrainian wheat production could fall by a third in 2016
The Ukrainian wheat harvest could fall by nearly a third in 2016, following drought this autumn and the poor condition...
Machinery
Pics: New Joskin slurry spreader ideal for wet ground
Joskin has added a new model to its slurry spreader range: the Tetrax 2 16000S. According to the company, it...
Dairy
‘Respiratory problems on the rise within calf rearing units’
The current humid conditions are predisposing young calves to higher than normal levels of respiratory- related health problems, according to...
Dairy
'Ignoring the dry period could reduce herd productivity in 2016'
To ignore, or significantly shorten, the dry period could have a detrimental effect on the productivity of the herd in...
N.Ireland
Children are a major casualty on Irish farms: 105 children died on Northern farms since 1968
Between 1968 and November 2015 there’s been 485 farming-related deaths in Northern Ireland, Malcolm Downey of the Health and Safety Executive...
N.Ireland
Children are a major casualty on Irish farms: 105 children died on Northern farms since 1968
Between 1968 and November 2015 there’s been 485 farming-related deaths in Northern Ireland, Malcolm Downey of the Health and Safety Executive...
World News
Friday feeling: This calf thinks it's a dog...
A Holstein calf in the US believes that he is a dog and can even be found sitting comfortably on...
Sheep
UK police use sheep line-up to reunite farmers with their flock!
Some 14 sheep farmers in England have been reunited with their sheep that were stolen between 2010 and 2013 after...
Dairy
Glanbia launches fixed milk and feed price scheme for suppliers
Glanbia Ingredients Ireland (GII) has launched a new Fixed Milk and Feed Price Scheme with a base of 30.25c/L (including...
Beef
Dunbia to make changes to UK beef carcass specifications
Dunbia, which processes more than 300,000 animals a year in the UK, has given its producers notice that its beef animal...
Dairy
GDT Analysis: Dairy traders banking on EU to make up Kiwi production decline
Dairy traders are banking on the EU and other producers to make up for the likely significant reduction in New...
Rural Life
Elderly woman struck by tractor in road traffic accident
A woman in her 70s was seriously injured yesterday (November 3) after she was struck by a tractor and trailer....
Agri-Business
Glanbia announces plans to expand its US cheese plant
Glanbia, together with its joint venture partners in Southwest Cheese, has announced that it is in advanced discussions for a...
Agri-Business
Glanbia's ingredients business reports 14% revenue decline
Glanbia’s Global Ingredients (GI) recorded a revenue decline in the first nine months of 2015 of 14.3%, according to the...
