Beef
The "rocketing" farm input costs at the moment are "now a bigger threat than Brexit" for the cattle and sheep sectors, according to the ICSA.
Agri-Business
IGFA director general Maeve Whyte has said that tighter supplies of maize are contributing to increased feed demand at the moment.
Call it a perfect storm or a series of unfortunate events, dairy producers around the world have seen an uptick in bought-in feed costs.
Pig/Poultry
The imminent hike in grain prices will hit pig farmer margins almost immediately, according to IFA Pigs Committee chairman Roy Gallie.
Dairy
US milk production in the 23 major milk producing States during December totalled 16.8 billion pounds, up 2.4% from December 2015.
Concerns have been raised following revelations of the mislabelling animal feed products, by ICSA president Patrick Kent.
The Department of Agriculture carried out a total of 1,154 inspections on 773 animal feed businesses in 2015.
Feed use per cow on Irish dairy farms increased this year despite lower milk prices, according to Teagasc.
Compound feeds mills must reduce ration quotes to reflect falling international feed ingredient prices, according to the IFA.
Tillage
Spring barley growers are set for another loss making year and are set to lose €2/t, says Teagasc tillage specialist John Pettit.
Agri Politics
Minister Simon Coveney has called for an impact assessment of the EU proposals to permit Member States to ban the use GMO food and feed on their territory.
Calf feed sales have risen by up to 30% year on year, according to a number of compounders in different parts of the country.
Machinery
At its launch this week in Kilkenny Keenan highlighted that feed efficiency is at the heart of its new InTouch AgriTech technology.
