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...
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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...
Agri-Business
Croplink Ireland to be acquired by Goldcrop Holdings
The proposed acquisition by Goldcrop Holdings Limited of the entire issued share capital and thus sole control of Croplink (Ireland)...
N.Ireland
60-year-old dies after tractor accident in Northern Ireland
A 60-year-old man has died after a two-vehicle collision, which involved a tractor, in Hilltown, Co. Down, the Police Service...
Dairy
Futures market suggests today's Global Dairy Trade could rise by 10%
There could be another bumper auction at today’s Global Dairy Trade, with New Zealand Bank ASB’s futures market pointing to...
N.Ireland
Holidaymakers urged to avoid importing 'devastating' animal diseases
Northern Irish holidaymakers have been warned about the risks of importing animal diseases from their holiday destinations. This warning comes...
Rural Life
Soccer team hitches lift off tractor and trailer after coach breaks down
A soccer team in England hitched a lift home in a tractor and trailer at the weekend after the coach...
Dairy
US milk production forecast to rise in 2017
US milk production for 2017 is forecast to rise to 215.8 billion pounds, according to the latest US Department of...
Agri-Business
UK Government guarantees farm subsidies until 2020
Two leading UK politicians have promised that UK farmers will continue to receive farm subsidies until at least 2020. The...
Agri-Business
Wine floods the streets of French town as 'war' breaks out between France and Spain
French and Spanish wine producers are at war over what the French say are ‘cheap’ imports of Spanish wine which...
N.Ireland
Over 21,000 more calves registered in Northern Ireland so far this year
The total number of calves registered in Northern Ireland up until the end of July increased by over 21,000 compared to...