Agri-Business
US judge rejects Ornua butter packaging trademark claims
A US judge has rejected claims made by Ornua, the owner of the Kerrygold butter brand, that the similarity of...
United States
Sheep
American man charged for conspiracy to clone giant sheep
An American man was charged in connection with committing two felony wildlife crimes yesterday (Monday, September 30) at the U.S...
Sponsored
Watch: Rugby legend on tackling resistant worms in cattle
At this time of year, many farmers are organising their animal health plan and tackling resistant worms to cover their...
Rural Life
US confirms first human bird flu case without animal contact
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has confirmed the first US case of avian influenza (bird flu)...
Agri-Business
Emergency order to stop use of harmful pesticide in US
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued an emergency order banning the use of a pesticide which poses serious...
Agri-Business
USDA offers another $300 million to grow export markets
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) is set to make another $300 million available to help grow export markets for...
Dairy News
Outbreak of bird flu in US dairy cows spreads to Iowa
Iowa has become the tenth US state to have confirmed a case of avian influenza (bird flu) in a dairy...
Agri Health
Scientists: Pasteurisation 'effectively inactivates' bird flu viruses in milk
New research published today (Monday, June 3) by UK and Scottish scientists has confirmed that pasteurisation should “effectively inactivate” H5N1...
Agri-Business
US judge rules case involving Kerrygold packaging to proceed
Ornua has failed in its attempt to have a case alleging that chemicals previously used in its Kerrygold packaging could...
Rural Life
Bird flu confirmed in person who had contact with infected cattle
A person in the United States who had contact with dairy cattle in Texas infected with highly pathogenic avian influenza...
Dairy
Bird flu detected in dairy cows in the US
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has confirmed that avian influenza (bird flu) has been detected in sick cattle on two...
Agri-Business
US-Ireland agri-research partnership opens for proposals
The 2024 call for proposals under the United States (US) -Ireland research and development partnership in agriculture has opened. It...
Agri-Business
Minister concludes first phase of US trade mission in Texas
Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) Pippa Hackett has concluded the first phase...
Agri-Business
Minister Hackett begins agri-food trade mission to the US
Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine Pippa Hackett has begun an agri-food trade mission...
Rural Life
Immigrant farmers' letters featured in new project
Farmers are among those who feature in Imirce, a new digital repository that provides access to thousands of Irish-American emigrant...
Rural Life
US man attempted to create 'giant sheep' for captive hunting
A US man has pleaded guilty to two felony wildlife crimes as part of an almost decade-long effort to create...
Beef
'Time will tell' fate of two-headed calf born in the US
A calf born with two heads in the United States was a one-in-400-million type of birth, her owners have said....
Dairy
Duckett Holsteins: Home to 3,000 embryo recipient cows
The Duckett Holsteins herd is universally regarded as a centre of Holstein breeding excellence. Located in Rudolph, Wisconsin in the...
Tillage
US tillage farming 'performing well', despite recent challenges
Co. Laois native, Brian Caldbeck, has confirmed that tillage farming in the United States (US) has performed reasonably well over...