Agri-Business
Ambitious growth strategy leads to Dale Farm reporting 30% growth in sales
Dale Farm, the dairy processing unit of United Dairy Farmers Co-op, has reported a 30% increase in sales for 2013 –...
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Dairy
93% of GIIL suppliers sign up to Milk Supply Agreement
Glanbia Ingredients Ireland Limited (GIIL) have today confirmed that 93% of its milk suppliers have signed-up to its new Milk...
Machinery
Blaney says new SwathAir brings you more
What’s better, a chance to save time or money? Why not both? According to Blaney Agri it has achieved this...
Beef
‘Nomad cattle problem is a commercial issue’
The issue of nomad cattle is a commercial one and can only be resolved by the commercial stakeholders, according to to...
Beef
EU dairy herd restocking to bring more meat
In recent years, total cow numbers in the EU have declined at a slower pace than in the past, but increased...
Arable
Above average EU cereal harvest on the cards
Prospects for 2014 indicate an above average EU cereal harvest for the second year in a row (and a record...
Agri-Business
Grocery sales growing at their fastest rate for over a year
The latest supermarket share figures from Kantar Worldpanel in Ireland, published today for the 12 weeks ending 22 June, show...
Machinery
Direct sales approach makes Bauer slurry tankers more attractive
Bauer is re-launching its high-specification slurry tankers in Ireland and the UK by supplying contractors and large farm operators direct...
Dairy
Rain arrives in the nick of time for dry farms
The warm weather continues and the much needed rain has come on time. On dry farms, the challenge has been...
Arable
Improving energy from oilseed rape straw
Researchers at the Institute of Food Research in the UK are looking at how to turn straw from oilseed rape...
Opinion
Some dairy losses are really hard to take
I called in with a very good friend of mine a few days ago, only to find him driving his...
Other
Dunbia ranks among UK's top 100 companies
Increased sales and continued expansion has seen Dungannon based meat processor, Dunbia secure its place in the Sunday Times Top...
Dairy
New study finds Moomonitor is best in class
New research, undertaken at Kansas State University, has found that scanning by ultrasonography confirmed that 88.6% of cows identified by...
Arable
New international collaboration to protect the world's crops
Experts from the UK and India are working together to identify and develop novel environmentally-sustainable strategies to control plant pests,...
Beef
Video: Weighing up improved gross margin with scales
Investing in a weighing scales was key to improving gross margin for Sligo beef farmer Trevor Boland. The part-time farmer...
Arable
Wholecrop ready to harvest
Michael Garvey, CAFRE dairy specialist is advising farmers to walk their wholecrops to assess readiness for cutting by stripping the...
Beef
EU beef prices to stabilise, Rabobank reports
EU beef prices are expected to stabilise in the short-term, according to the latest Rabobank report, Beef Quarterly Q2 2014....
EU
Draft RDP plan includes €395m for On Farm Capital Investment
Included in the final detail of Ireland’s Rural Development Programme (RDP), 2014-2020, announced today by the Minister for Agriculture, Food...
