Tom O'Callaghan - Author - Agriland.ie
Agri-Business
The history of the Irish dairy industry is very much tied to the production of butter. Kerrygold butter is Ireland’s...
Dairy
The growth of milk powder exports has help fuel the exponential expansion of dairy trade globally in recent years. New...
Today marks 100 days until milk quota abolition in Europe. It’s hard to believe that this restrictive market control regime...
Rural Life
Livestock are getting more aggressive and unpredictable, according to the Health and Safety Authority (HSA). Whereas farmyard fatalities are well...
Women have a very important role in helping to reduce farm death numbers, according to the Minister for Agriculture Simon...
Beef
Export beef factory figures released for the week ending November 30 show regional differences in beef prices across Ireland. Base...
Opinion
The Russian Federation ban of EU dairy products in August has certainly been a contributing factor to the downward trend...
FrieslandCampina has announced a significant drop in its farmgate milk price for December. When calculated for Irish milk constituents, the...
Between October 2012 and October 2013 Urea prices in the UK dropped by 31%, while world spot market prices dropped...
Typically, in times of crisis, bold action is required, tough decisions are made and leadership is shown. Yet, 12 months...
We are constantly reminded that we are in a beef ‘crisis’. Given that this situation started almost a year ago,...
Organised by the Cork Holstein Friesian Breeders Club, the National Dairy Show in Millstreet last weekend was able to draw large crowds....
Milk prices internationally continue to fall in October and it appears that dairy economies reliant on the commodity export market...
With such focus on the beef industry of late, Agriland has looked at the figures available around exports and found...
With less than 190 days to go until the abolition of milk quotas, here are some things farmers should discuss with...
National Ploughing Championships
Hundreds of thousands of people, farmers and non-farmers, alike will visit the National Ploughing Championships in Ratheniska, this week. Nestled...
Dairymaster launched the much anticipated MooMonitor+ that monitors each individual cow’s health and fertility at its global headquarters in Causeway,...
Together with our usual run down of International Milk Prices, this month we are also comparing Feed and Fertiliser price...
