Northern Ireland beef looks to China for growth
Ulster Farmers’ Union president Ian Marshall said that genuine opportunities exist in China for Northern Ireland food products. He was speaking following his return from a Livestock and Meat Commission...
View Article‘Ireland does not want to be the next New Zealand’
Ireland does not want to be the next New Zealand – selling dairy commodities – according to David Butler, FDI manager, Food Division, Enterprise Ireland. He said that Ireland may be similar to New...
View ArticleFarmers must be paid realistic prices for beef
Emotions were running high in the tent used to host the forum discussion at the Beef 2014 event, held at Teagasc Grange on Wednesday of this week. But, forget the issue of Irish beef being used as a...
View ArticleKiwi weather guru predicts good summer!
Kiwi weather guru, Ken Ring, predicts the rest of the summer for Ireland will see us with sunny and warm weather, but not a heatwave. Speaking on Newstalk this morning, he told Ivan Yates that the...
View ArticleBertie O’Leary and Martin Keane re-elected President and Vice-President of ICOS
Bertie O’Leary has been re-elected President and Martin Keane has been re-elected Vice-President of ICOS, the Irish Co-operative Organisation Society, following a unanimous vote by the Board of ICOS....
View ArticleICMSA furious at cut in milk prices
The ICMSA is pulling no punches in blaming a number of leading dairy co-ops for what the organisation regards as a needless pulling back of the prices paid for May milk. An ICMSA spokesman told...
View Article4t/acre projected for winter barley crops in the South East
Winter barley crops in the Wexford area are on target to yield an average of 4 tonnes per acre (10 tonnes per hectare) over the coming weeks. Teagasc tillage advisor Ciaran Hickey has told Agriland...
View Article‘Nobody has done more to promote Irish beef than ABP’
A representative from ABP caused considerable consternation among the hundreds of farmers taking part in the Beef Forum at this week’s Beef 2014 event by referring to Irish beef as being considered as...
View ArticleAll eyes on next Fonterra auction
The global growth in milk output since the beginning of the year has served to put pressure on world commodity prices, according to Bord Bía’s sector manager for dairy David Owens. “Supply and demand...
View ArticleChina – growth in infant formula market to continue apace
Demand for imported infant formula in China continues to increase, having grown by 16% in 2012 and a further 34% in 2013 to reach 122,734 tonnes, driven by low consumer confidence in local production...
View ArticleCoveney leads trade mission to US
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Simon Coveney, is today jetting to the US as part of a four-day trade and investment mission. The US mission follows hot on the heels of visits to...
View ArticleNorthern Irish buyers less active in store market
Northern Irish farmers have been less active in the purchase of store cattle from the Republic of Ireland in recent years. According to latest figures from the Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC) in...
View Article88% of Beef Genomics Scheme samples returned
According to latest figures from the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) just over 100,000 or 88% of samples from the Beef Genomics Scheme have been returned to Weatherbys testing centre to date....
View ArticleTown of Monaghan Co-op new Aldi milk supplier
Aldi today announced a new agreement with Town of Monaghan Co-op Ltd. that will see the co-op become Aldi’s third fresh milk supplier. The appointment was made following a recent tender process. The...
View ArticleMeat Industry Ireland defends price paid to beef farmers
Meat Industry Ireland has defended the price it pays to beef farmers, saying it paid a 40% increase to beef farmers since 2009. Debating on RTE Radio 1 this morning with IFA President Eddie Downey,...
View ArticleTrailer weight limits part of new RSA standards
New national trailer weight limits will be among a number of new vehicle standards take effect for agricultural vehicles from 2016 and will also include braking, lighting and visibility among others....
View ArticleICMSA says beef crisis has cost farmers €106 million
The current beef crisis has cost farmers €106 million this year alone, according to the ICMSA. After meeting with the Taoiseach Enda Kenny, ICMSA’s John Comer said the current beef crisis was a...
View ArticleMinister says there is no threat to liquid milk supply
There is no indication of a threat to the supply of fresh liquid winter milk in the near term, according to the Minister for Agriculture Simon Coveney. The Minister was responding to a recent...
View ArticleEU becomes world largest agri-food exporter
With agri-food exports reaching €120 billion in 2013, the EU28 became the world’s number one exporter of agricultural and food products. This is one of the main conclusions of the overview of the EU’s...
View ArticleFarm income and farm household income two different things – Minister
In the wake of recent farm income results from Teagasc, the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Simon Coveney made the point that family farm income does not equate to farm household income....
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