Agri Politics
Pics: Protesting French farmers set tyres on fire and block roads with tractors
French farmers have taken to the streets of France to protest against the low prices they are receiving for their...
Agri Politics
French farmers have taken to the streets of France to protest against the low prices they are receiving for their...
Grass
Purchasing groups and volume buyers are achieving deals that are below the official quotes for fertiliser again this season, according...
Beef
Confirmation last week by the Minister for Agriculture, Simon Coveney that he will not be getting involved in proposed investment by...
Beef
The prospects for the live cattle trade this year could best be described as ‘uncertain’ at present. According to Bord...
Agri Politics
In 2015, US milk production was up 1.2% on 2014 while December milk production was up 0.7%, according to the...
Tillage
Global feed tonnage is estimated to be at 995.5m tonnes, a 1.5% increase on last year, according to the latest...
Environment
There is set to be a very changeable week ahead, according to Met Eireann, with wet, mild and windy weather...
Beef
Increased cow culling in France this year is to help the country’s beef production to grow by over 1% this...
Beef
It would not be possible to arbitrarily increase the payment to suckler farmers under the Beef Data and Genomics Programme...
Sheep
Farmers need to rethink their sheep dosing strategies, as resistance to worm doses is growing in Ireland, according to UCD’s...
Sheep
Religious festivals will continue to impact on demand for sheepmeat during the year, according to Bord Bia. In its 2016...
N.Ireland
The Dublin government must do more to settle the nomad cattle issue, which has seen the thousands of store animals...
Agri-Business
The world largest dairy exporter, Fonterra, traded less than one-third of its products through the Global Dairy Trade (GDT) auctions...
Pig/Poultry
A projected fall in EU pig numbers will reduce the demand for feed within that sector over the coming months,”...
Dairy
The milk feeding period is a really important time in dairy calves lives, as it will influence future growth and...
Environment
Earth’s 2015 surface temperatures were the warmest since modern record keeping began in 1880, according to independent analyses by NASA...
Agri Politics
The European Commission has confirmed that all EU Member States will be allowed to export beef to Ukraine in the...
Dairy
Dairy farmers should commit to securing dry matter intakes of 13kg per day from grazing alone with their fresh calvers...