Sheep
Kiwi lamb exports set to fall further than first expected
The volume of New Zealand lamb exports is expected to fall by 8.1% during the 2015-2016 season, recent figures from...
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Dairy
New Zealand banks stress tested in the face of dairy crisis
New Zealand’s Central Bank has conducted a stress testing exercise on the country’s banks in the wake of a slump...
Agri-Business
Nestlé to invest €25m in its Limerick research centre
Nestlé is to invest over €25m to expand its Research and Development (R&D) Centre is Askeaton, in Co. Limerick. Nestlé’s...
EU
'All 28 Member States need a common position on glyphosate'
All 28 Member States of the European Union need a common understandable position on glyphosate, the European Commissioner for Health and...
Agri-Business
Diverging trends in EU retail dairy sales per capita
Over the last ten years, retail sales of dairy products followed diverging trends in the EU, according to latest research...
Beef
Some stability returns to British cattle trade
While the relentless malaise in the cattle trade has no doubt continued, in recent days the deadweight prime cattle trade...
EU
Northern Farmers react to EU dairy proposals
A voluntary milk supply reduction scheme, a measure introduced by the European Commisson to solve the dairy crisis, has been...
EU
New EU rule to boost the use of organic and waste-based fertilisers
The European Commission has proposed a new regulation which will ease the access of organic and waste-based fertilisers to the...
Arable
Low cereal prices drive Europe's protein crop area to expand by 38%
Europe’s protein crop area expanded by 38% in comparison with 2014/2015, figures from the European Commission’s Short-Term Outlook shows. It...
EU
Commission response to farm crisis 'neither bold nor decisive' says MEP
The aid package to alleviate impact of the agriculture crisis on EU farmers agreed this week has been slammed as...
Dairy
US cuts its dairy export growth projections by half, blames aggressive EU production
The US has cut its export growth projections for its dairy industry by 50%, from 6.5% to 3.7% according to...
World News
Video: Bull makes it way onto soccer pitch and charges player
A bull recently made its way onto a pitch in Australia where a soccer match was underway and started charging...
Dairy
Anger as UK government advises consumers to halve dairy intake
The future of Ireland’s most important dairy market has been dealt a blow as the UK government is advising consumers...
Agri-Business
Food and live animal exports up 8% on January 2015
Exports of food and live animals in January 2016 increased by €52m (+8%) to €705m when compared January 2015, the latest...
Grass
Five steps to make the best quality silage in your parish
Silage season may not be to the forefront of farmers minds, but steps taken over the next couple of weeks...
N.Ireland
12 cattle and a trailer stolen from a farm in Derry
The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) is appealing for information after 12 cattle and a cattle trailer were stolen...
N.Ireland
12 cattle and a trailer stolen from a farm in Derry
The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) is appealing for information after 12 cattle and a cattle trailer were stolen...
Dairy
Kerry follows Glanbia and Lakelands in holding milk price
Kerry Group has decided to hold its milk price for February milk at 25c/L, a spokesperson confirmed today. This price...
