Rural Life
Cheap meat: At what true cost?
“Meat is too cheap” is a stark comment made by the German Agriculture Minister. In an interview with Reuters, Julia Kloeckner...
Rural Life
“Meat is too cheap” is a stark comment made by the German Agriculture Minister. In an interview with Reuters, Julia Kloeckner...
Agri-Business
An organisation representing agricultural journalists in more than 50 countries has elected its first female president. The International Federation of...
Tillage
As the food-service trade reopens demand for potatoes is expected to increase. Demand for early varieties is continuing as Queens...
Dairy
The latest Global Dairy Trade (GDT) event has finished with a strong boost to the index, for a fourth consecutive...
Agri-Business
The government has been called on by the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) to roll out the new Future Growth Loan...
Dairy
Arla Foods has appointed its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Torben Dahl Nyholm, who is described as an “outstanding young...
Agri-Business
Swedish milking parlour maker DeLaval has today announced plans to take over Wiltshire-founded cluster parts manufacturer milkrite | InterPuls. The...
Tillage
Suppliers of Boortmalt remain confused ahead of this season’s harvest. On April 21, growers were informed that the company would...
Beef
A dedicated grant-aid package for livestock marts should be considered “a matter of urgency” for Minister of Agriculture, Food and the...
Rural Life
It is predicted that the demands for large animal vets in rural areas will be met by graduates, as the...
Tillage
News was mixed this week. The increase in price of US corn was welcome as low-priced corn has been shown...
N.Ireland
One-in-five (21%) Northern Irish adults admit to being part of the litter issue, with people across the UK found to...
Agri-Business
A third of Irish farms find themselves vulnerable from an economic perspective, according to the results of the Teagasc National Farm...
Agri-Business
Family farm income (FFI) distribution made for stark reading in the preliminary results of the Teagasc National Farm survey 2019...
N.Ireland
Business leaders from the agricultural sector are among the finalists revealed by the Institute of Directors (IoD) for the Northern...
Agri-Business
75% of Irish food and drink businesses fear a recession prompted by Covid-19, while 71% of companies are actively seeking...
Dairy
An Bord Pleanála has approved plans by dairy giant Glanbia Ireland to build a facility as part of an investment...
Dairy
Domestic Irish milk supply increased by 5% – amounting to a rise of 401 million litres last year – in...