Beef
Northern meat processors slash beef prices by 20p/kg
The decision by meat plants in Northern Ireland to pull the price of beef over the last number of weeks...
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Environment
The steps involved in converting to organic farming
The Organic Farming Scheme will be opening soon, have you considered switching to organic production? Teagasc advise to get acquainted...
Sheep
Sales of legs of lamb double in run up to Easter
Lamb remains a firm favourite with the Irish public for Easter Sunday, according to Declan Fennell, Sheep Sector Manager with...
Machinery
JCB secures deal to supply 100 machines worth £5m
JCB, the machinery manufacturing specialists, has secured a £5m deal for more than 100 new JCB Loadall telescopic handlers from B&T...
Dairy
Gloves-looking after your cows and hands - AHI
Considering the broad range of jobs you do daily as a farmer, it is going to be very difficult to...
Agri-Business
Knowledge important to secure a sustainable agri-food future - McGuinness
In order to secure a sustainable future for the agri-food sector, a knowledge-driven, highly efficient and environmentally-conscious approach to farming is...
Environment
Organic farming scheme to open soon
The Organic Farming Scheme is to open for applications shortly, Minister Tom Hayes has said. “Applications for the new scheme...
Agri-Business
Fane Valley records £6.8m profit for 2014
Co Armagh-based co-op Fane Valley recorded pre-tax profits of £6.8m for the year ending September 30 2014. Turnover for the...
Rural Life
Is this the most photogenic farm on the internet? Instagram followers think so!
Benjamin Hole is a farmer from Dorset, England, and his Instagram account has amassed 133,000 followers by posting photos of...
Beef
Fears of future beef market collapse due to dairy calf boom
The beef market could collapse in 18 months time, if export markets for increased supplies of Friesian calves are not...
Agri-Business
Aurivo milk pool to grow by 25%
Aurivo co-op expects its suppliers to increase production by approximately 25%, following the abolition of the milk quotas, according to its...
Dairy
Global Dairy Trade takes another major hit
Dairy product prices have fallen significantly again at the most recent Global Dairy Trade (GDT) auction. The event represents the...
Dairy
Not every sudden death should be attributed to tetany at this time of the year
Grass tetany is only one of several diseases that can lead to sudden death on dairy and suckler farms during...
Agri-Business
Aryzta to acquire share of Picard worth over €400m
Aryzta is to acquire a 49% share in the French food business Picard worth €446.6m, it has announced. Aryzta, who...
Agri-Business
Dairygold reports €27.2m operating profit
Dairygold Co-Operative Society Limited has reported operating profits of €27.2m on core activities for 2014, in its latest results. The...
Opinion
No point crying over spilt milk - quotas are gone and opportunity knocks
Today is possibly one of the most historically important days in Irish agriculture as we, finally, see the end of...
Dairy
Milk quotas come to an end after 31 years
Tuesday, March 31, was the last day of the milk quota regime. Introduced in 1984 as a temporary measure to...
Dairy
The Twitter reaction to milk quotas being abolished
Milk quotas in Europe will be abolished this week. For over 30 years farmers had limits on the amount of milk...
