Agri-Business
UK supermarkets under scrutiny over pricing strategies
UK supermarkets are coming under scrutiny for their pricing strategies with a consumer rights organisation launching a ‘super complaint’. After...
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Agri-Business
Numbers claiming Farm Assist fall by 10%
The number of farmers who claimed Farm Assist in March fell by over 10% compared to the same month last...
Agri-Business
China proposes to ban infant formula advertisements
China is proposing a ban on infant formula advertisements in the mass media and public venues, the country’s Xinhua news agency...
EU
New EU legislation could give Member States final say over GMO imports
A new legal framework for genetically modified organisms (GMOs) imports is to be presented by the European executive at the...
Machinery
New variable chamber wrapping baler from John Deere
John Deere’s variable chamber wrapping baler can be seen for the first time in the UK and Ireland at the...
Dairy
Forecast suggests steep fall in end of season Kiwi milk production
Latest production forecasts from New Zealand dairy giant Fonterra suggests that milk production could decline sharply towards the end of...
Dairy
Top Donegal and Westmeath dairy farmers to hold farm efficiency events
Aurivo and Teagasc will deliver a joint programme initiative aimed at enhancing output and profitability of milk production on farms...
Beef
How to effectively control Johne's Disease - AHI
To effectively control Johne’s Disease it is necessary to reduce the risk of transmitting infection between animals (usually between adult...
Rural Life
Video: This Laois farmer hit the headlines over the weekend
A Laois farmer’s dance moves hit the headlines over the weekend after he was filmed by his cousin throwing shapes...
Rural Life
'If I got a full mouthful I was gone' - a lucky escape from slurry gas
A Galway farmer wants to remind farmers that it is only a matter of seconds between life and death after...
Agri-Business
Syngenta sees fungicide sales growth in Europe
Syngenta, the crop chemicals manufacturer, has seen fungicide sales growth in Europe in the first quarter of 2015, the company...
Beef
'Increased calf numbers drive calf feed sales'
Calf feed sales have risen by up to 20% year on year, according to Sean McGlynn, Commercial and Technical Manager...
N.Ireland
Agricultural college to hold open day for upcoming courses
The College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) will be holding an open day at their Northern Ireland Greenmount campus...
N.Ireland
Agricultural college to hold open day for upcoming courses
The College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) will be holding an open day at their Northern Ireland Greenmount campus...
Environment
Call for legislation for insect products to be animal feed
Europe should legislate for insect products to be a sustainable source of animal proteins for food consumption and animal feed, insect...
Dairy
'Dairy sector should explore all-island exporting opportunities'
There are circumstances when the dairy sectors throughout Ireland should join forces to maximise the prices that can be delivered...
Rural Life
Gromór campaign to get the country growing their own food
65 garden centres across the country are taking part in a new campaign, Gromór, to get the country growing their...
Dairy
'Low dairy prices would suit New Zealand farmers but not European'
Low milk prices will benefit the New Zealand dairy industry in the long term as it will limit the size...
