Beef
NFL warns players against contaminated beef from China and Mexico
American football (NFL) players have been warned that some meat produced in China and Mexico may be contaminated with clenbuterol which...
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Balmoral Show
Lely's live robotic milking display returns to the Balmoral Show
Lely’s live robotic milking exhibition in association with Drayne’s Farm returns to the 2016 Balmoral Show, which gets underway from...
Agri-Business
Stan McCarthy steps back from Chief Executive role with Kerry Co-op
Kerry Group Chief Executive Stan McCarthy has stepped back from an executive role with Kerry Co-op, the Group’s largest shareholder, a...
Agri-Business
Glanbia Co-op sees representation on PLC board reduced
Glanbia Co-operative Society has seen its representation on the board of Glanbia plc reduce in line with a previous agreement...
Rural Life
Video: The farming version of 'I took a pill in Ibiza' has become an internet sensation
One Galway man’s remix of the song ‘I took a pill in Ibiza’ is fast-becoming an internet hit as the...
N.Ireland
O’Neill returned to Assembly but ministerial fate remains unknown
Northern Ireland’s former Minister for Agriculture, Michelle O’Neill, has been re-elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly. According to Sinn Fein...
N.Ireland
O’Neill returned to Assembly but ministerial fate remains unknown
Northern Ireland’s former Minister for Agriculture, Michelle O’Neill, has been re-elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly. According to Sinn Fein...
N.Ireland
O’Neill returned to Assembly but ministerial fate remains unknown
Northern Ireland’s former Minister for Agriculture, Michelle O’Neill, has been re-elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly. According to Sinn Fein...
N.Ireland
Imports of cull cows from Northern Ireland up 11% this year - LMC
The number of Northern Irish cull cows crossing the border for slaughter in the Republic is up 11% on 2015...
Beef
Imports of cull cows from Northern Ireland up 11% this year – LMC
The number of Northern Irish cull cows crossing the border for slaughter in the Republic is up 11% on 2015...
Beef
UK cattle trade steadies for the first time since March - AHDB
UK beef cattle prices fell slightly last week, as the market shows some signs of steadying for the first time...
EU
Commissioner Hogan to talk Brexit as he visits the North tomorrow
The Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, Phil Hogan, will be in Northern Ireland tomorrow, Monday May 9 on an...
Dairy
'Hedging milk allows farmers to avoid extreme lows in the market'
Hedging milk or selling a proportion of the milk produced on farm on the futures market will allow dairy farmers...
N.Ireland
How to plan the best route to the 2016 Balmoral Show
Large crowds are expected at the 148th Balmoral Show which takes place in Lisburn next week from May 11 to...
Dairy
'Dairy price recovery is two steps forward, one step back'
At this early stage of the dairy price recovery, it’s very much a case of two steps forward, one step back,...
N.Ireland
Voluntary milk reduction programme losing support in Europe
A plan to allow dairy cooperatives and farmers to agree to cut milk production on a temporary basis is losing...
Dairy
Cattle feed additive will cut methane emissions by 30%
A cattle feed additive has been found to cut bovine methane production by 30%, without affecting the health of the...
Dairy
Glanbia holds milk price for April supplies
Glanbia has announced that it is to hold its milk price for April and pay its member suppliers 24c/L including...
