Sheep
Global sheepmeat supplies expected to tighten in 2016
Current forecasts show that supplies from sheepmeat exporters in Australia and New Zealand are likely to decline in 2016, according...
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Agri-Business
Glanbia to make its own plastic milk bottles for the first time
A new multi-million Glanbia Consumer Foods Ireland facility at Ballitore, Co. Kildare will manufacture its own high-density polyethylene (HDPE) plastic milk...
Agri-Business
'Chinese middle classes still want European and US food products'
The outlook for agricultural exports to China looks pretty positive, according to David Dollar from the Brookings Institute in the...
Dairy
Only one country offered dairy product into intervention last week
France was the only country to offer dairy product into intervention for the week ending October 25, the latest figures...
EU
Video: EU and New Zealand to start talks on Free Trade Agreement
The EU and New Zealand have started the process for negotiations to achieve a deep and comprehensive high-quality Free Trade...
Agri-Business
Falling European tractor sales hit Massey and Fendt
AGCO, the manufacturers of Massey Ferguson, Valtra and Fendt have reported net sales of approximately $1.7bn (€1.55bn) for the third...
Dairy
Fonterra hits milk production peak, but it's back on last year
Fonterra hit its seasonal milk production peak on October 22, 2015 with 86.9m litres of milk being processed on that...
EU
The EU's 2016 budget discussions start - what's proposed for agriculture?
This week, a three-week conciliation period starts with the aim of reaching a deal between the Council and the European Parliament...
World News
A US dairy farm has turned dung into electricity for 1,000 homes
A dairy farm in the US is turning cow dung from its 3,400 cows into enough electricity to power 1,000...
EU
European Parliament rejects national GMO bans proposal
A draft EU law that would enable any EU Member State to restrict or prohibit the sale and use of...
Sheep
Chinese sheepmeat imports drop 22%, falling demand to blame
Chinese sheepmeat imports in the first nine months of 2015 have fallen 22%, following the trend that began in the...
Arable
'Irish and UK potato yield to be above 5-year average'
The Irish and UK sugar beet and potato yield for 2015 is to be above the five-year average, according to...
N.Ireland
Just 4% of Northern Ireland farmers are under 35
Just 4% of Northern Ireland farmers are under the age of 35, according to the EU Farm Structures survey for...
N.Ireland
Just 4% of Northern Ireland farmers are under 35
Just 4% of Northern Ireland farmers are under the age of 35, according to the EU Farm Structures survey for...
Beef
Global beef production to increase by 1% in 2016
Global beef production levels in 2016 are to rise by 1% on 2015, the latest forecast from the US Department...
Beef
Monitoring cattle weights from space is a 'game-changer'
Monitoring cattle weight from space could soon become the norm as new research in Australia has allowed cattle to be...
World News
Anthrax disease responsible for death of cow in the UK
An isolated case of anthrax disease in a cow has been confirmed at a farm in Wiltshire in the UK...
Agri-Business
How much processed meat should you (not) be eating?
A recent World Health Organisaton (WHO) report has classified red meat as probably carcinogenic and processed meat as carcinogenic to...
