Beef
Demand remains mixed for beef in key export markets
In its latest update Bord Bia report the cattle trade over the last week saw ongoing strong supplies, with demand...
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Agri-Business
Latest EU milk price trends
According to DairyCo, the January EU28 (excluding Malta) weighted average farmgate milk price stood at €40.03/100kg, down €0.21/100kg (0.5%) on...
Agri-Business
Fonterra first half earnings slump
Global Dairy exporter Fonterra reported a 41 per cent fall in first-half earnings courtesy of its interim results released today....
Beef
The second Nitrogen application conundrum
With the month of March coming to a close. Many farmers on drier farms will be in the process of,...
Dairy
'€7 million of superlevy savings possible if supplies 'managed' for last three days'
The ICMSA believe a significant €7 million superlevy saving can be made if milk supplies can be managed correctly for...
Dairy
International Milk Price - March
AgriLand international milk price table for March. [table id=19 /] Comment: Arla Foods – No Price change for...
Dairy
Soils responding to Sulphur on the increase
s industry in general has cleaned up its act in terms of the amounts of pollutants it is releasing into...
Agri-Business
International Dairy Prices to Ease Through 2014
Rabobank expects an easing of global milk pricing from mid to late second quarter of 2014, according to its most...
Agri-Business
Comment: How much more complicated can the CAP negotiations become?
In truth, the answer to the aforementioned question may well come courtesy of the IFA’s ‘chat’ with members of the...
Agri-Business
Lee – it’s all about the story
RTE’s newly appointed agriculture correspondent George Lee has made it clear that he does not regard his dearth of farming...
Agri-Business
Why should New Zealand always be China's friend?
The news that China has struck a deal with Fonterra to establish a joint Dairy Exchange Centre may not have...
Agri-Business
China-New Zealand Dairy Exchange Centre
Fonterra has announced the launch of the China-New Zealand Dairy Exchange Centre in Beijing. The Centre is a joint initiative...
Dairy
Brakes could be put on expansion of New Zealand dairy sector
A new independent survey shows New Zealanders believe the economy is either too heavily dependent on dairy farming (37%) or...
Dairy
Clover importance to increase as fertiliser costs rise
White clover will become more and more attractive to farmers as the fertiliser prices continue to rise to new heights...
Beef
EU beef supplies set to recover
In a recent update from Bord Bia Eoin Kelly, Business Analyst, with the organisation outlined the results of the latest...
Agri-Business
Support growing for UFU CAP reform proposals
UFU Policy Director Wesley Aston has confirmed that industry support is growing for the Union’s CAP reform proposals, centred on...
Sheep
'British retail lamb market: Higher prices but lower volumes' - LMC
In a recent analysis of the retail lamb market in Great Britain the Livestock and Meat Commission in Northern Ireland...
Dairy
Getting the best from the freshly calved dairy cow
Managing the freshly calved cow properly is key to ensuring maximum performance – milk yield and fertility – during her...
