Beef
Heifer price sits at 405c/kg - No change in factory beef price
Factories have resisted the urge to increase beef price, despite the reduced numbers of cattle coming for slaughter. The prime...
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Dairy
Why things are looking up for Global Dairy Trade prices
Overall dairy prices spiked 16.5% at yesterday’s Global Dairy Trade auction for the third consecutive strong gain. The lift was...
Agri-Business
Keenan joins with Intel to provide 'end-to-end' farming information
Keenan is now working with IT giant Intel which, it says, will improve data sharing and enhance nutritional analysis. According...
Beef
'Overfeeding young bulls can reduce their breeding potential'
Some pedigree cattle breeders are overfeeding young bulls to the detriment of the animals’ subsequent fertility, according to Galway veterinarian...
Rural Life
€25,000 up for grabs at 2016 BT Young Scientist Exhibition
Time is running out for students to enter the BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition (BTYSE). There are only 12...
Dairy
Major lift in Global Dairy Trade
Dairy product prices rose again at the most recent Fonterra Global Dairy Trade auction. The event represents the third positive...
EU
My proposals are a better solution than intervention price increase - Hogan
The measures included in the recently announced EU aid package for the dairy and pigmeat sectors constitute a better solution than...
Beef
Poor weekend weather has little impact on cattle trade at marts
Despite the poor weather conditions over the weekend, the mart trade for the most part remained unchanged this week. However,...
Machinery
Lely to build Splendimo mower - live at Ploughing 2015
In another first from Lely, visitors to this year’s Ploughing will not only have the Live milking exhibition to enjoy...
Dairy
Global Dairy Trade set for another bounce this week
Prices at Fonterra’s Global Dairy Trade (GDT) are set to rise again at tomorrow’s auction. According to latest futures market...
EU
Bluetongue in France; 1.3m doses of vaccine made available
There has been an outbreak of bluetongue in a sheep and cattle herd in Allier, France, the department of agriculture in...
Dairy
Carbon to replace milk as the new quota in farming
Carbon will become the new quota in Irish farming, according to Trinity College economist Professor Alan Matthews. Matthews was addressing...
Agri-Business
Neil Keane elected President of the ASA
Neil Keane has been elected President of the Agricultural Science Association (ASA). Keane becomes the 65th President of the ASA,...
N.Ireland
North's Ploughing Championships officially launched
The Northern Ireland Ploughing Association (NIPA) officially launched the 72nd International Ploughing Championships, which return to Balmoral Park on October...
N.Ireland
North’s Ploughing Championships officially launched
The Northern Ireland Ploughing Association (NIPA) officially launched the 72nd International Ploughing Championships, which return to Balmoral Park on October...
Agri-Business
World food prices down 5.2% to lowest level in 7 years
World food prices hit a seven-year low in August 2015, down 5.2% from July 2015, the Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO)...
Dairy
'New Zealand milk output could fall by up to 10% in the coming months'
New Zealand’s milk output could fall by up to 10% over the coming months, according to Rabobank dairy analyst Kevin...
Rural Life
Tractor Pulling Championships to take place on September 20
The All-Ireland Tractor Pulling Championships and Family Fun Day take place on Sunday, September 20 at Limerick Racecourse. Kicking off...
