Dairy
US September milk production up 0.4% year-on-year
Milk production in the US continues to remain ahead of 2014 levels with September production up 0.4% on the same...
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Agri-Business
Syngenta CEO to step down
The CEO of Syngenta, Mike Mack has informed the Board of the company of his intention to step down as...
Pig/Poultry
Exchange rates drive limited growth in pork market - Rabobank
The global pork market will continue its slow recovery in the fourth quarter of 2015 with the main driver of...
Beef
Beef farmers 'determined to exploit weight gain' but ignore UK supermarket specs
The push by Irish farmers and farming organisations to increase both the age at slaughter and carcass weights could be...
Dairy
More co-ops hold September milk price
Two more milk processors have announced that they will be holding their milk price for September supplies. Carbery has held...
Dairy
Prices fall at latest Global Dairy Trade auction
After four bumper auctions in a row, prices fell at the latest Global Dairy Trade auction. Average prices paid at...
Agri-Business
Infant formula continues to drive Danone's sales
Infant formula sales at Danone were up 10.6% year-on-year, driving overall sales up 4.6% in the third quarter of 2015....
Dairy
After 4 bumper Global Dairy Trade auctions here's what to expect tomorrow
The rate of increase of prices at Fonterra’s Global Dairy Trade auction is set to fall at its next auction...
Machinery
Massive fall off in imports of tractors
The numbers of tractors imported in the country have slumped this year, according to latest statistics from the Central Statistics Office....
EU
There's not much to gain from going down the GMO route - Sean Kelly MEP
Ireland hasn’t much to gain from going down the genetically modified organism (GMO) route, according to Fine Gael MEP, Sean...
Pig/Poultry
Pork sector: First signs of a decline in the EU reproductive herd
As a consequence of the below average pigmeat prices, the first signs of a decline in the reproductive herd can...
Environment
65% of dairy farms have a lime requirement
Lime is required on up to 65% of dairy farms, the statistic is a major concern as land is the...
Grass
'Silage quality can have a big impact on animal performance'
The quality of silage offered to animals can have a big impact on their production and performance, according to Sil-All’s...
Dairy
Fonterra's milk deliveries down almost 9% in September
Fonterra’s milk collection across New Zealand in September was 8.7% lower than September last year and for the four months...
Agri-Business
'Further appreciation of the euro could affect EU competitiveness'
After a drop to 1.05 USD/EUR in March 2015, the euro started slowly appreciating again against the US dollar to...
Beef
Over 3,700 less cattle killed last week on same week in 2014
Cattle supplies at Irish export meat plants for the week ending October 9 totalled 31,327 head, which was 10% or...
Agri-Business
Kerry Group expands with new US acquisitions
Kerry Group has announced the acquisitions of US-based Red Arrow Products, Island Oasis and Biothera Inc’s Wellmune business for US$735m...
Environment
30% of private wells are contaminated with E.coli - EPA
It is estimated that 30% of private wells in Ireland are contaminated by E. coli arising from animal or human...
