Margaret Donnelly

Her first agricultural journalism role was working in the Farming Independent as a journalist, before she became Editor of Irish Farmers Monthly and Veterinary Journal Ireland. From a beef and tillage farm on the Offaly/Tipperary border, she has a Degree in Journalism from DIT and a Masters in Marketing from Smurfit Business School.

[email protected] @magdonnellyis

Farmer requests have driven move to change levy collection – ABP

August 17, 2016

Beef

The move by ABP to stop the blanket collection of a levies for farm organisations has been driven by farmer requests the meat…

ABP farmer suppliers can expect letter to opt in or out of levy payment within days

August 17, 2016

Beef

ABP has confirmed to Agriland that it is in the process of writing to farmer suppliers this week to offer them the option…

IFA income under threat as ABP set to halt levy collection from farmers

August 17, 2016

Beef

Ireland’s largest beef processor – the Larry Goodman-owned ABP – is to stop the blanket collecting of levies from farmers, a move that will…

‘Increased milk prices a sign processors fear farmers will cut back supplies’

August 17, 2016

Dairy

Recent increases in milk prices are not just a sign of where markets are going, but a sign that processors are concerned farmers…

Wine floods the streets of French town as ‘war’ breaks out between France and Spain

August 15, 2016

French and Spanish wine producers are at war over what the French say are ‘cheap’ imports of Spanish wine which they say are…

Chinese demand for infant formula predicted to continue to grow

August 12, 2016

Agri-Business

The Chinese demand for infant formula is predicted to continue to grow, despite recent tightening of regulations by the Chinese authorities in recent…

Dairy farmers drive sales of new tractors, despite allure of weak Sterling

August 12, 2016

Machinery

New tractor sales in Ireland are up 4%, despite the allure of a weak Sterling, according to the Chief Executive of the Farm…

Dairy farmers still plan to expand, despite downturn – new figures show

August 10, 2016

Dairy

Irish dairy farmers’ plans appear to be immune from current market conditions, a new survey carried out by the University of Limerick has…

We have crested the wave of a bad dairy pricing period – Kerry boss

August 4, 2016

Dairy

World dairy prices should pick up in 2017, the CEO of Kerry Stan McCarthy is predicting, although he said any optimism about prices…

Opinion: Farm deaths will continue to happen as long as we think they won’t happen to us

August 3, 2016

Opinion

This week the farming community has been rocked by three farm deaths within days of each other. Two men died in separate accidents…

Irish businesses reeling after Brexit, impact on agri-food sector severe – new survey shows

August 2, 2016

Agri-Business

Irish businesses have been left reeling with many jobs already at risk after the Brexit vote, a new survey from business group Ibec…

High Court awards costs and lost payment to farmer who appealed Department’s inspection ruling

July 30, 2016

Agri-Business

The High Court has awarded a farmer from Nenagh over €100,000 in lost Single Farm Payment and the majority of his legal costs,…

Farmers may lose out on Genomics money if today’s deadline was missed

July 29, 2016

Beef

Farmers who did not return Genomics 2015 data to the testing laboratory face losing some of their payments under the Scheme. The official…

Latest figures show Irish June milk ahead of last year’s figures

July 29, 2016

Dairy

The latest figures from the Central Statistics Office show that milk intake by Irish processors in June was up on June 2015 figures.…

Chinese distributor of Irish infant formula hit by milk powder scandal

July 29, 2016

Agri-Business

One of the largest sellers of infant formula in China, Beingmate, has seen its profit predictions fall as it deals with the fallout…

‘Farmers unable to complete GLAS applications as almost 400 commonages without planners’

July 29, 2016

Environment

Almost 400 commonages around Ireland are without an approved GLAS planner to complete commonage management plans. The Irish Natura & Hill Farmers Association…