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...
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Machinery
Discover AGCO draws a 7,000 strong crowd
More than 7,250 farmers, contractors and guests travelled to the Discover AGCO show at the National Exhibition Centre (NEC) Birmingham,...
Dairy
Feed 50 per cent more colostrum say scientists
Three, not as previously thought two litres, of colostrum are required promptly by new born calves according to AFBI Hillsborough...
Environment
Genetic clues to TB-resistant cattle
Scientists have identified genetic traits in cattle that might allow farmers to breed livestock with increased resistance to bovine tuberculosis...
Sheep
Tight sheep supplies at factories sees price uplift
The sheep trade moved upwards recently as tightening supply led to an uplift in price, according to Bord Bia. The...
Agri-Business
Dawn Meats acquires UK abattoir
Dawn Meats confirm today that it has concluded a deal to acquire a UK abattoir based in Cornwall. The business,...
Arable
CAP tops agenda at arable conference
The reform of the Common Agriculture Policy (CAP) topped the agenda at the ‘Agronomy and Business Management Conference’ this week....
Sheep
Lamb kill finishes 2013 up 6%
According to statistics released by the Department of Agriculture the lamb kill in Ireland was up six per cent or...
Agri-Business
CAP transfer funding decision will be legally challenged
Following a decision by the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development‘s Minister to transfer seven per cent of the Common...
Agri-Business
Prestigious award for Dawn Meats
Dawn Meats has won a prestigious Green Apple Environment Award in the UK where it has operations in England, Scotland and...
Other
More pressure on sheep trade reported
The sheep trade faced further pressure this week as the increase in supplies evident over the past few weeks doesn’t appear to...
Sheep
Boost in sheep trade, live shipments up
The sheep trade was boosted last week by the announcement of two further live shipments of lambs before the end of this...
Rural Life
Prof Walls steals the Virginia Show
Prof Patrick Wall, associate professor of public health in University College Dublin’s School of Public Health and Population Sciences, and...
Sheep
Sheep supplies struggle to match demand
The sheep trade has firmed this week as supplies struggle to match demand levels. This is according to the latest June update from...
Beef
Schmallenberg meetings under way
Following the granting of a license to MSD Animal Health to market the new Schmallenberg vaccine in Ireland, five information...
