Agri-Business
FAO Food Price Index: Rise for meat and dairy in 2024
The benchmark for world food commodity prices declined in December compared to the previous month, led down by a drop...
Sugar
Agri-Business
World Food Price Index falls in October - FAO
The global benchmark for food prices was down by 0.5% in October when compared to the previous month due to...
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Events to showcase options for life beyond the farm
Two events are set to take place in the north-west to showcase the positives of the Irish dairy sector and...
Agri-Business
FAO: Decline in dairy and meat prices offset by gains in sugar
The overall measure of international food commodity prices was broadly stable in September, with declines in quotations for vegetable oils,...
Agri-Business
FAO: March food price index down 20% on last year's peak
World food commodity prices declined for the 12th month in a row in March, bringing about a drop in the...
Tillage
Positive reaction to beet...ambitious target set
The reaction to Beet Ireland’s proposals from the group’s meetings with growers was largely positive. There were certainly farmers in...
Tillage
When might a new beet plant be built?
This week, Beet Ireland took a major step in its plan to revive the beet industry in this country. It...
Tillage
Interview: Details on beet industry revival - 'a rare opportunity'
Enthusiasm and belief are two words that sprung to mind when Chris Harmon, a director of Beet Ireland, spoke to...
Tillage
€1,000 from 1,000 growers to restart beet industry
Beet Ireland is looking for 1,000 growers to invest €1,000 in the revival of the beet industry in this country....
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Transform your calf rearing with a JFC automatic feeder
We recently caught up with Richard Lowe who is a dairy farmer from Adare, Co. Limerick, who shares how the...
Tillage
Sugar: The worst performing commodity of 2018 to date
A reduced demand for sugar worldwide, combined with increased production, has made the commodity the worst performing on the market...
Agri-Business
Up to commercial interests to re-establish sugar industry says Minister
It is up to commercial interests to move forward plans to reestablish sugar production in Ireland, according to the Minister...
Agri Politics
MEPs veto draft rules that would allow higher sugar levels than WHO recommends
Draft EU rules that would allow baby foods to continue to contain up to three times more sugar than is...
Dairy
Dairy and sugar drive world food prices up - FAO
Major food commodity prices rose in October on September by 3.9% with dairy helping to drive the rise. The Food...