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China fines Dairy companies US$110m
China has fined several diary companies including New Zealand dairy giant Fonterra, Mead Johnson Nutrition Co and Danone and a total...
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Agri-Business
China puts Fonterra on notice
China will not tolerate another slip-up from Fonterra, with the dairy giant caught up in its third contamination scare there since...
Environment
Planning ahead for this winter’s fodder supplies
The View from Northern Ireland: Many farmers will now be completing their second cut silage, which is an appropriate time...
Agri-Business
Dairymaster, Ireland's causeway giant to the world
The Big Interview: Dr Edmund Harty, CEO and technical director Dairymaster ‘In Ireland we have the best farmers in the...
World News
NZ botulism scare triggers recall of up to 1,000 tonnes of dairy items
New Zealand authorities have sought a global recall of up to 1,000 tonnes of dairy products across seven countries after...
Dairy
Dairy expansion - Are you a chicken or a pig?
Dairy farmers need to learn from the mistakes of the Celtic tiger property boom and not leap into post-quota expansion. This...
Dairy
Dairy giant Fonterra profits set to fall
It has been reported in international press agencies this morning that New Zealand dairy co-operative Fonterra has forecast a downgrade in...
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...
Dairy
Dairy Farmers warned of boom and bust
With the abolition of the milk quota looming, Ireland’s dairy industry is set for some major changes. John Cawley, owner...
Beef
High Beef Prices Continue to Threaten Consumer Appetite
The Rabobank’s Global Cattle Price Index continued to fall through May, down 6% relative to Q1 2013 on the back...
Dairy
Dairy Industry post-quota
A major Teagasc Open Day for the Irish dairy industry will take place in Teagasc Moorepark, Fermoy, County Cork today. The...
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...
Environment
Farmers most active Allsop buyers
Some 19 land holdings and development sites are being offered for sale in an Allsop auction next month, with the...
N.Ireland
Proposed NI emissions reduction targets criticised
The implementation of the Climate Change Act will have a “profound and wide-ranging impact” on all dairy, beef and sheep...
Rural Life
Sussex woman fined after 27 reports of her dogs worrying livestock
A Sussex woman has been convicted of failing to keep her dogs under control after police received 27 reports of...
Pig/Poultry
China remains largest importer of UK pigmeat
Between January and June this year, more than half of the 108,294t of UK pigmeat exported to non-EU countries went...
Sheep
Australian lamb production jumps 5% in January of this year
The number of lambs slaughtered in Australia has jumped by 5% in January of this year on 2015 levels, according...
World News
'Significant adjustments' likely in Australian cattle herd
Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) recently released its 2015 cattle industry projections which stated that “the Australian cattle industry is...
