Environment
Biomass can reduce business heating costs by 50%
Biomass boilers can reduce heating costs for businesses by up to 50%, a recent conference on Biomass Information and Demonstration...
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Beef
UK cattle mart prices hit lowest point since July 2011
Reflecting the on-going pressure in the deadweight prime cattle trade, liveweight prices have hit lowest point since July 2011 according...
Agri-Business
No exemption for farmers on water rates
Farmers cannot expect any exemptions on the recently announced water rates according to the Department of the Environment. Despite calls...
Agri-Business
Wholesale dairy prices drop as demand softens
According to DairyCo, EU and Oceania wholesale dairy prices across all products decreased in April as demand softened over the...
Environment
Co-ordinated effort to fight Chalara ash dieback
The importance of continued co-operation in tackling plant disease throughout Ireland was highlighted at the Chalara conference in Dundalk today...
Dairy
Report on alleged irregular milk movements due
The report from the investigation by the Department of Agriculture into possible milk quota irregularities involving a large Glanbia milk supplier...
Agri-Business
US retail meat prices move into record territory
With the summer grilling season kicking off in the US meat lovers will have to pay a few more dollars...
Agri-Business
Reduced sales of livestock products for Zoetis in Europe
Sales of livestock products decreased 6% operationally for Zoetis in Europe, Africa and the Middle East, according to the latest...
Agri-Business
Questions raised over compatibility of UK milk and Irish quality assurance schemes
The Deputy President of ICMSA has questioned the compatibility of milk imports and the Dairy Quality Assurance (DQA) scheme. Pat...
Agri-Business
Has spring finally arrived?
Although the weather forecast for the next few days isn’t that good, most farmers will agree that the spring of...
Environment
Terms of reference for EirGrid review published
The panel asked to examine the EirGrid Grid West and Grid Link projects has concluded its deliberations and has now finalised...
Agri-Business
Glenisk heads up agri-food finalists for Entrepreneur of the Year
Yogurt-maker Glenisk heads up the agri-food companies of the 24 finalists finalists for the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2014...
Agri-Business
Extended opening hours to return Single Farm Payment applications
Farmers are being reminded that they have 10 days to return their Single Farm Payment application forms to the Department...
Beef
Cattle out, bales in at Greenmount!
By Dr Norman Weatherup, Senior Grassland Technologist, CAFRE, Greenmount The damp and generally mild conditions over winter permitted considerable grass...
Beef
Changes to price structure at some NI beef plants
Some of the major processors in Northern Ireland have now indicated that they will be making changes to the pricing...
Agri-Business
Brazil cow tests positive for BSE
The suspected case of BSE in a 12-year-old cow in Brazil has tested positive. According to the World Organisation for...
Sheep
Sheep trade eases as supplies recover
The sheep trade eased in the past week with a further recovery in supply and a decrease in price. This...
Arable
Kale – valuable alternative to conventional winter feeding
Feeding forage kale to weanlings is an alternative forage source to conventional feeding systems of rearing replacement dairy heifers where...
