EU
Commissioner Phil Hogan to champion innovation in agriculture
Innovation in agriculture is a key priority for Ireland’s Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development Phil Hogan. Speaking today in...
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EU
Russian food ban may be a long-term headache for the EU
The EU may well be looking at the prospect of a protracted trade debacle with Russia, according to the EU...
World News
China reopens its doors to Brazilian beef
China has reopened its doors to Brazilian beef, after closing Brazilian beef out of the market for the past two...
Dairy
Glanbia and Kerry hold October milk prices - country over quota by 7.15%
Both Kerry Group and Glanbia have held their milk prices for October, as the country is 7.15% over quota. Kerry...
Dairy
90% of herd fertility is good management
Around 90% of herd fertility is management related and less than 10% heritability in breeding fertility from one generation of...
Agri-Business
Lakeland Dairies appoints new Chairman
Lakeland Dairies has appointed a new Chairman – Alo Duffy of Corbrack, Ballybay, Co. Monaghan. Alo was first elected to...
Beef
UK beef markets to firm significantly during early 2015
UK beef prices should firm up next year amid tighter supplies, according to the latest forecasts from EBLEX – the...
N.Ireland
Calf registrations up 11% in Northern Ireland
Beef-sired sired calf registrations in Northern Ireland were up 11% for October, while dairy-sired calf registrations are also up. In...
N.Ireland
Calf registrations up 11% in Northern Ireland
Beef-sired sired calf registrations in Northern Ireland were up 11% for October, while dairy-sired calf registrations are also up. In...
Arable
Reduced plantings of wheat, oats and oilseeds in the UK next year
According to the Home Grown Cereals Authority’s Early Bird Survey of UK tillage farmers’ planting intentions for 2015, a reduction...
Pig/Poultry
Bird flu found on Yorkshire farm
Avian influenza or Bird flu has been detected on a farm in the UK, according to the latest reports from the...
EU
‘Today’s farmers are new Renaissance men’
“Today’s farmers are new Renaissance men: they must possess the right mix of science, economics, entrepreneurialism, and environmental awareness to...
Dairy
UK fresh milk merger may lead to further restructure - DairyCo
The proposed purchase of Dairy Crest’s (DC’s) dairy operations by Muller Wiseman Dairies (MWD) may mean that in the long...
Dairy
Wanted: 12,000 acres to build dairy farm to supply China with baby formula
One of the richest women in the world is looking for over 12,000 acres of land to set up a...
Beef
Factories say negotiation strategy 'vindicated'
Meat Industry Ireland (MII) has welcomed the agreement reached at the Beef Roundtable in the early hours of Thursday morning....
Machinery
Lely installs its 20,000th robot
Lely’s 20,000th Astronaut milking robot has been installed at a dairy farm belonging to Josef Härle in Ochsenhausen (Germany). The...
EU
Watch the key decisions in Europe affecting farming this month
In this Brussels Briefing on Agriculture, AGRA FACTS journalists Rose O’Donovan and Ed Bray provide an update on the latest...
Environment
Monsanto pays €1.9m after GM strains found in wheat
Monsanto has settled with wheat farmers for €1.9m in the US after a number of lawsuits were taken by the farmers...