Agri-Business
International food prices continue to fall
Food markets are more stable and prices for most agricultural commodities are sharply lower than they have been in recent...
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Beef
Getting purchased cattle off to the best possible start
With the autumn sales starting to gather pace and expecting to peak over the next 4-6 weeks, there is strong...
Dairy
More milk processed into powders and butter
More milk is being processed into powders and butter according to the European Commission’s latest outlook. It says between January...
Agri-Business
US agri co-ops are booming
United States’ Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced that the country’s farmer, rancher and fishery co-operatives set a new sales record...
Beef
Dairy herd restocking brings more beef to EU market
After three years of continuous decline, the EU beef production is likely to increase in 2014 by more than 110...
Arable
Protein at all-time low levels in British barleys
Analysis carried out by the Home Grown Cereals Authority (HGCA) in Britain confirms that the average nitrogen content of barley...
Arable
The importance of our potato heritage
What do the following names have in common? – Robinta, Irish Cobbler, Winston and Lumper. The answer is they are...
Dairy
UK produced an extra billion litres of milk this year
Farms in the UK have increased production by more than 1 billion litres of milk this year – almost an...
Beef
World beef supply in a tightening phase, pushing prices higher
Rabobank’s Beef Quarterly Q3 reports that global beef supply is in a tightening phase, with most key producing and export...
Agri-Business
Tipperary food company announces 100 new jobs
The Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation Richard Bruton TD has announced the creation of 100 new jobs by Irish...
Dairy
Major animal health events announced for the autumn
Details of a series of Beef Health Nights and a Dairy Herd Health conference were announced this week by Animal...
N.Ireland
Use of NI pork label by retailers welcomed
The Ulster Farmers’ Union welcomed major retailers Tesco and Lidl show of support for local pork as both retailers roll...
N.Ireland
Use of NI pork label by retailers welcomed
The Ulster Farmers’ Union welcomed major retailers Tesco and Lidl show of support for local pork as both retailers roll...
Machinery
New Holland Agriculture supports virtual farm simulation on Farming Simulator 15
A full range of New Holland Agriculture equipment will feature in the fifth generation Farming Simulator computer game, developed by...
Machinery
Commission aims to reduce farm machinery emissions
The European Commission has proposed new measures will cut emissions of major air pollutants from engines in non-road mobile machinery and...
Machinery
New auger option on Joskin grain trailer
The Joskin Drakkar multi-purpose trailers can now be fitted with an unloading auger to unload grains into a road transport...
EU
Poll: Will Phil Hogan make a good EU Agricultural Commissioner?
Ireland’s European commissioner-designate Phil Hogan won the support of over 70% of the European Parliament’s agriculture committee to become the...
Opinion
Drystock farmers should focus on what they can control
The profitability or otherwise of drystock farming in Ireland has rarely been out of the news of late. I always...