Environment
Minister says changes to commonage criteria will ease burden
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Simon Coveney has stated in the Dail this week that recent changes...
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Beef
Northern Ireland cattle slaughterings in a gradual decline
Northern Ireland cattle slaughterings have been in a state of gradual decline over the last 10 years. According to the...
Dairy
Nutrient efficiency key for after-grass
Many farmers are now looking to maximise the nutrients that are contained in slurry which, if applied correctly, can have...
Dairy
UK wholesale prices for milk products fall
Wholesale prices for milk products have seen falls across the board this past month according to DairyCo’s latest update. It...
Environment
'Major challenges to achieve low-carbon future'
Ireland faces considerable challenges in moving to a low-carbon economy, according to figures released today by the Environmental Protection Agency...
Agri-Business
Kehoe will not refuse Agriculture in re-shuffle
Government Chief Whip Paul Kehoe TD has told Agriland that he would accept the position of Minister for Agriculture, should...
Agri-Business
Dairy only positive in National Farm Survey 2013
As was to be expected today’s preliminary estimates from the Teagasc National Farm Survey 2013 results show contrasting fortunes across the...
Agri-Business
Young farmers optimistic about the future
Young farmers are optimistic about the future and ready to face the challenges and opportunities ahead, according to a report...
Beef
Calves account for 65% of live exports so far in 2014
According to figures from the Department of Agriculture’s AIM system live exports of calves are up 12% so far this...
Agri-Business
May rainfall twice the norm in places
As Met Eireann today issued another weather warning for more thundery showers, with the risk of spot flooding locally. It...
Agri-Business
Surge in demand sees land prices in Munster and Leinster rise
A new report on the land market shows that land prices increased in 2013 with land in Munster and Leinster...
Machinery
Downward trend for European agricultural machinery market
There is a clear downward trend in agricultural machinery sales, according to the latest survey from CEMA, the representative body for...
Beef
NI/ROI beef price differential halves
According to the Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC) the beef price differential between Northern Ireland and the Republic has halved...
Dairy
Cold snap slows UK milk deliveries
The latest daily milk deliveries data from AHDB/DairyCo shows a fall in production in the second week of May. It...
Sheep
EU sheepmeat production to drop by 2% in 2014
At the latest working European forecast for sheepmeat, the general consensus points towards a further reduction in output in 2014,...
Agri-Business
News Round Up
News Round up This week took us to Golden Shears with crowds building from early morning, the Golden Shears World Sheep Sharing...
Dairy
Green light for new entrants' dairy support initiatives
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Simon Coveney TD, today announced two new initiatives to assist recent and...
Machinery
Keenan Launch inTouch Service for N. Ireland
Richard Keenan & Co. Ltd recently launched their inTouch system for Northern Ireland at a function in Hillsborough. It says...
