N.Ireland
Foster highlights necessity for cross border trade in agri-food products
Northern Ireland’s Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster told delegates at the Future of Food Summit in Dublin that there are growing...
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N.Ireland
Foster highlights necessity for cross border trade in agri-food products
Northern Ireland’s Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster told delegates at the Future of Food Summit in Dublin that there are growing...
Environment
Interim nitrogen and phosphorus statements online now
Nitrogen (N) and Phosphorus (P) statements for the period January 1 to September 30, 2014 are available online for all...
Dairy
UK dairy processor 'draws line in the sand' on milk price
Arla Foods in the UK has announced that it is holding the on-account milk price for November. However, due to...
Dairy
Ballyhaise 120-cow herd expects 2014 milk sales of €230,000
Ballyhaise Agricultural College projects its 2014 milk sales to total €230,000 according to a recent farm update. The Ballyhaise dairy...
Beef
Brazil beef exports worth over €3.1 billion this year
Brazilian beef and veal exports in the first nine months of this year were up by 8% on the same...
Dairy
UK consumers willing to pay more for milk (if they know where the money's going)
A new survey shows that an overwhelming majority of consumers would be willing to pay more for milk if dairy...
Dairy
Will producing extra milk achieve a profit or even a return on investment?
With just over five months to go to quota removals in the EU, the big question for many farmers looking...
Machinery
Is your Single Farm Payment burning a hole in your pocket? Here's the tractor for you!
Stuck for a machine to draw a few bales this year? Well John Deere might just have the solution for...
Dairy
'Lower milk prices unlikely to dampen UK milk supply'
Despite lower milk prices the supply of milk is unlikely to reduce in the short term, according to a recent...
Environment
Climate change impacting on the carbon storage potential of soil
The response of soil microbial communities to changes in temperature increases the potential for more carbon dioxide to be released from...
N.Ireland
Official Brucellosis-free status in sight for Northern Ireland
Relaxation of brucellosis pre-movement testing controls for cattle movements within Northern Ireland, have been announced by the North’s Agriculture Minister Michelle...
N.Ireland
Official Brucellosis-free status in sight for Northern Ireland
Relaxation of brucellosis pre-movement testing controls for cattle movements within Northern Ireland, have been announced by the North’s Agriculture Minister Michelle...
N.Ireland
€16,000 worth of cattle stolen from Dungannon farm
South Tyrone beef farmer Robert Capper had 10 prime Charolais heifers stolen from lands they were grazing on the outskirts...
N.Ireland
€16,000 worth of cattle stolen from Dungannon farm
South Tyrone beef farmer Robert Capper had 10 prime Charolais heifers stolen from lands they were grazing on the outskirts...
Dairy
Entries up at this years Millstreet Dairy Show
Organised by the Cork Holstein Friesian Breeders Club, the National Dairy Show in Millstreet last weekend was able to draw large crowds....
Dairy
'Glanbia's poor milk price is opening the gate to Strathroy'
Glanbia is falling very short of providing the best milk price in the country and is opening the gate for...
Beef
'Producer groups key to negotiating price with processors'
The Minister firmly nailed his colours to the producer group’s mast when speaking to the press at a recent trade...