Sheep
Sheepmeat exports in New Zealand and Australia see decline in first quarter
Sheepmeat exports in New Zealand and Australia have seen a decline in exports in the first quarter of 2015 which...
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Beef
New project to examine use of sexed semen on suckler farms
The Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) has launched a major new suckler beef research project involving 1000 breeding cattle on...
World News
Amazing video captures 36m wide boom spraying tulips
A farmer spraying a field of pink tulips in the Netherlands has been filmed by a drone and the contrast...
Opinion
Beef – it’s all about taste and the US delivers
I have just returned from the US, where I attended the 2015 Alltech symposium. While there, I made it my...
Agri-Business
France is to ban supermarkets throwing away edible food
The French Parliament has voted unanimously in favour of a ban on food waste from large supermarkets by outlawing the...
Dairy
Arla UK decreases June milk price
Arla Foods is to decrease its UK June milk price by 1c/kg, the co-operative has announced. Arla increased its April...
Arable
Farming opportunities abound in western Poland
There are tremendous prospects for young people from Ireland to establish attractive share farming opportunities in western Poland, according to...
Dairy
China must have a sustainable, indigenous dairy sector
It is in the interests of the global dairy sector for China to have its own sustainable milk industry, according...
Grass
Silage quality key if producing more milk this autumn
Spring milk producers wanting to maximise milk from grazed grass, must also maximise silage quality, as there is often an need...
Rural Life
'The cow charged me, knocked me unconscious and trampled me'
A Co. Meath farmer had a lucky escape when one of the cows on her farm charged her and trampled her...
Grass
Grass advice: Dealing with low growth and stem
Despite cold weather growth rates have improved slightly this week, depending on farm fertility and location. It is crucial that...
Dairy
International dairy consumption set to outstrip production
Global consumption of dairy products is set to increase by 2.3% per annum over the next decade with output increasing...
Dairy
Cows can't talk, but they communicate with us every day
Irish dairy farmers should use the grazing season to closely observe cows in their natural state, according to Cow Signals...
Beef
China reopens its markets to Brazilian beef
China has lifted a three-year ban on Brazilian beef imports into the country. The Chinese Premier Li Keqiang is on a...
Rural Life
Marriage Equality Referendum: How will farmers vote?
The Marriage Referendum takes place this Friday May 22. In the referendum, voters will be asked to vote Yes or No...
Dairy
Analysis: What does latest Global Dairy Trade mean for milk prices?
Dairy product prices fell again at the most recent Fonterra Global Dairy Trade (GDT) auction. The event represents the fifth...
EU
Antibiotic use in animals may soon become more limited
Medicating the whole herd to cure sick animals and to prevent the infection of healthy animals may soon be a...
Arable
'Government must support the return of the sugar beet industry'
Calls have been made for the government to support the revitalisation of the sugar beet industry in Ireland by Martin Ferris,...
