Ciaran Moran

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Ciaran Moran is a partner in a beef and sheep farm in Roscommon. He holds an Honours Bachelors Degree in Agricultural Science from UCD where he specialised in Food and Agribusiness Management.

The cattle handling equipment eligible for grant aid under TAMS II

CAP / Schemes

The cattle handling equipment eligible for grant aid under TAMS II

The new Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme (TAMS) II has a significant budget over the next five years of €395m. TAMS II...
Cattle prices continue to increase in the UK

Beef

Cattle prices continue to increase in the UK

The balance between supply and demand that has characterised the British cattle trade recently has continued in the latest week,...
Department finalises standards for new cattle tag suppliers

Agri-Business

Department finalises standards for new cattle tag suppliers

The Department of Agriculture has finalised the official standards for its new cattle tag supplier approval system. According to the...
Angry tillage farmers protest in Drogheda over grain imports

Tillage

Angry tillage farmers protest in Drogheda over grain imports

Farmers held a protest in Drogheda today over the continued importation of grain and poor prices for cereals this summer. Speaking...
Ireland is not the only country that’s having a bad harvest this year

Tillage

Ireland is not the only country that’s having a bad harvest this year

Ireland is not the only country this summer to witness a disappointing harvest with yields across the continent hit by bad weather....
IFA and Department set for conflict over ‘disadvantage’ area review

CAP / Schemes

IFA and Department set for conflict over ‘disadvantage’ area review

The Department of Agriculture and the IFA are set for conflict over the ongoing review of the Areas of Natural...
Irish share of UK beef market falls in first half of 2016

Beef

Irish share of UK beef market falls in first half of 2016

Ireland’s share of the UK imported beef market fell over the first six months of 2016, according to latest figures...
Suggestion to limit journey times for bringing animals to slaughter dismissed

Beef

Suggestion to limit journey times for bringing animals to slaughter dismissed

A suggestion to limit the journey times of animals that are being brought to slaughter has been shot down by...
See the key dates for farm payments this year

Agri-Business

See the key dates for farm payments this year

Payments under a variety of key schemes will issue to farmers in the coming months. Under the Farmers Charter, the...
Demand for land in the UK falls sharply in wake of Brexit

Agri-Business

Demand for land in the UK falls sharply in wake of Brexit

Demand for rural land in UK has fallen sharply in the past six months and prices are expected to fall,...
Cattle supplies on the rise as beef farmers face uncertain autumn

Beef

Cattle supplies on the rise as beef farmers face uncertain autumn

Latest figures on weekly cattle supplies at Irish export meat plants have shown supplies breaching the significant 30,000/week mark for...
US gives green light for ChemChina’s Syngenta takeover

Agri-Business

US gives green light for ChemChina’s Syngenta takeover

ChemChina has received clearance from a US security panel on its $43 billion takeover of Swiss agri-business Syngenta. The Committee...
British dairy herd shrinks significantly in the last year

Dairy

British dairy herd shrinks significantly in the last year

The size of the dairy herd in Britain has decreased by 2% over the past year, the biggest annual drop...
British beef trade to remain firm for the rest of the summer

Beef

British beef trade to remain firm for the rest of the summer

Over the past week, the British cattle trade continued to feel the effect of slower finishing and less abundant supplies....
‘Grain farmers are struggling to make financial sense of cereal farming’

Tillage

‘Grain farmers are struggling to make financial sense of cereal farming’

Grain farmers are struggling to make financial sense of cereal farming and that political intervention is needed on a number...
Dawn Meats won’t be changing its levy collection arrangements

Beef

Dawn Meats won’t be changing its levy collection arrangements

Ireland’s second largest meat processor Dawn Meats has no plans to change its existing levy collection arrangements unless asked to do...
Farmers to get paid to cut hedges on public roads in Clare

Environment

Farmers to get paid to cut hedges on public roads in Clare

Clare County Council will offer grants to landowners and community groups to maintain hedgerows alongside public roads throughout County Clare. The...
Concerns raised over mislabelling of animal feed

Agri-Business

Concerns raised over mislabelling of animal feed

Concerns have been raised following revelations of the mislabelling animal feed products, by ICSA President Patrick Kent. It comes following the release...