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...
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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...
World News
A goat has been made an honorary recruit of an Aussie bomb squad
A kid by the name of Boxer has been made an honorary recruit of the New South Wales Rescue and...
Agri-Business
Processed meat labelled 'probably cancer causing' by World Health Organisation
Red meat has been classified as probably carcinogenic to humans and processed meat has been classified as carcinogenic to humans in...
N.Ireland
8-year-old boy now 'stable' after falling from tractor
An eight-year-old boy who fell from a tractor in Co. Antrim on Monday morning is now ‘stable‘ in hospital, a...
N.Ireland
8-year-old boy now ‘stable’ after falling from tractor
An eight-year-old boy who fell from a tractor in Co. Antrim on Monday morning is now ‘stable‘ in hospital, a...
Other
The problem is not Belview - the market is the problem, says Glanbia
Glanbia has said that its closure of the Belview plant this week was scheduled and is not a problem –...
Agri-Business
McDonald's sales in third quarter jump 4%
McDonald’s global comparable sales for the third quarter of 2015 increased 4% on the corresponding quarter last year. A statement...
Dairy
‘Maize crops yielding 20t/ac plus’
Maize crops in the south of the country are yielding up to 26t/ac fresh weight, according to Maizetech’s John Foley....
Sheep
Northern lambs slaughtered in the Republic falls below 40%
The numbers of lambs exported live from Northern Ireland to the Republic of Ireland for direct slaughter have moved back...
