Agri-Business
Strikes in Argentina putting upward pressure on soya prices
Strikes in Argentina, in tandem with currency movements, are combining to strengthen the price of soya meal imports into Ireland,...
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Machinery
Video: The mini John Deere you wish you had as a child
Did you have a toy tractor as a child? Was it motorised or pedal-powered? Whether it was loading grass, dumping grass...
Beef
Tightening finished cattle supplies sees beef kill down 15%
The national beef kill fell 15% last week on the same week last year as the anticipated tightening in Irish...
Dairy
FrieslandCampina cuts June milk price citing increased supplies
The FrieslandCampina guaranteed price for raw milk for June 2015 is €30.50 per 100 kilogrammes of milk which is the...
Dairy
Cork man crowned overall winner of the 2014 Dairygold Milk Quality Awards
Daniel Dennehy of Clonmoyle, Aghabullogue has been declared Overall Winner of the 2014 Dairygold Milk Quality Awards. The award presentation...
Rural Life
'Farmyards should be a no-go for children'
Last year, there were 30 deaths due to farm accidents in Ireland. Out of that 30 fatalities, four of them were...
Agri-Business
Roscommon and Westmeath shoppers buy more milk than other counties - Tesco
Shoppers in Roscommon and Westmeath buy more milk than the rest of the country, new research from Tesco has shown....
Grass
Video: Is your silage pit as big as this one in the US?
Does your silage pit rival the size of this maize silage pit in the US? East Dublin Dairy in Minnesota...
Beef
'Cattle supplies very tight this week' (kill down 8% last week)
Supplies of finished cattle to beef factories are set to be very tight this week, according to the IFA’s latest...
Agri-Business
UK dairy processor sees profits slump by 60%
UK milk processor Dairy Crest recently released its end of year financial results, which showed that profit before tax has fallen...
Beef
Weak euro sees 35% rise in prime cattle moving North
The continued weakness of the value of the euro relative to Sterling has continued to support an increase the number...
Dairy
International milk prices soften again in May
After an initial uplift in milk prices at the start of 2015, international milk prices have softened again over the...
Beef
ROI/NI steer price differential narrows to 36.3p/kg
The differential in steer prices in Ireland and Northern Ireland last week was 36.3p/kg (51c/kg), according to the Livestock and...
Beef
Cattle numbers set to tighten in the UK
Latest data coming from the UK suggests that cattle numbers will tighten over the summer mirroring the situation in Ireland....
Dairy
'Voluntary dairy labelling the most suitable solution' - Commission
Voluntary labelling rules regarding country of origin on dairy products seem to be the most suitable solution to the issue...
Arable
Report says GM crops benefit smaller farms most around the world
Smallholder tillage farmers in developing countries are among the biggest beneficiaries of agricultural biotechnology, according to a report released this...
Environment
Some 685ha of raised bogs to be restored across seven counties
Some 685ha of raised bogs on 17 Coillte owned sites across seven counties are to be restored as part of...
Arable
Substantial increase in UK old crop wheat carry-over
There is set to be a substantial increase in the amount of old crop wheat carried over in the UK...
