Arable
Strong US Wheat harvest progress with remaining crops in good condition
Harvesting in the US is well underway for winter wheat, with the USDA reporting that harvest progress is ahead of...
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Agri-Business
ESRI predicts regional economy to lag behind
Economic growth is expected to remain strong in 2014 and 2015, with a Gross National Product (GNP) of over 3.5%...
Agri-Business
Kerry reports solid growth in interim results
Kerry Group has reported solid growth in its interim results this morning of 2.7% while its trading profit increased by...
Agri-Business
French attempt to ban GM maize rejected
A move by the French government to ban Monsanto’s genetically modified (GM) maize MON 810 has been rejected by the...
Beef
Three weeks to Alltech's Global Dairy & Beef
The seventh edition of Alltech’s Global Dairy & Beef event is returning to Europe from August 30 to September 2 in...
Beef
Autumn fertiliser decisions vital for successful grazing season
The amount of nitrogen spread in August/early September will determine how much grass you have for the last three rotations,...
Agri-Business
Teemore Engineering confirms first export order to Australia
Co. Fermanagh-based Teemore Engineering has recently completed its first export order to Australia. Comprising 520 of the company’s Elite Cow...
Agri-Business
Teemore Engineering confirms first export order to Australia
Co. Fermanagh-based Teemore Engineering has recently completed its first export order to Australia. Comprising 520 of the company’s Elite Cow...
Beef
First 200 days key to suckled calf performance
Good calf performance, along with the control of costs, is critical in achieving a positive net margin from the suckler...
Agri-Business
Massive UK property deal including almost 40,000 acres sells for £249m
The Co-operative Group has agreed to the sale of its farms business for £249 million to the Wellcome Trust. The...
Agri-Business
Dunnes performs well as Tesco’s share slides
The latest supermarket share figures from Kantar Worldpanel in Ireland, published today for the 12 weeks ending July 20, show...
N.Ireland
Numbers of Northern lambs coming south for slaughter down 29%
According to latest figures form the Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC) in Northern Ireland during the eight-week period ending July...
Machinery
John Deere launches new compact tractors
John Deere has launched new mid-chassis 3R Series and large-chassis 4R Series compact tractors for 2014 to replace the previous...
Beef
High risk of pasture contamination from lungworm and gutworm this August
Unvaccinated calves during their first grazing season and in the absence of an appropriate parasite control programme are most at...
Agri-Business
New Keenan area manager for Cork region
Keenan has appointed a new area manager for the Cork region. It says that due to continuing growth and expansion...
Agri-Business
Sugar, salt and fat taxes impact food sales
Non-harmonised taxes on high sugar, salt and fat products such as soft drinks, sweet and salty foodstuffs do induce a...
Machinery
Case IH presents the new Magnum CVX
Since Magnum was launched onto the market in 1987, these tractors have been considered a benchmark worldwide when it comes...
Beef
Reseeding this year?
“Plant breeders are continually striving to produce improved grass varieties while weeds and weed grasses are continually invading existing swards....
