Agri-Business
Promoting sustainable agriculture will require a renewed focus on and investment in information & communications technology
Arable
Global food commodity markets are on a stable path for the year ahead,according to the UN Food & Agricultural Organisation (FAO).
For 2016 World Food Day the FAO is asking for help to highlight how climate change is making the task of feeding the world more challenging.
Beef
Complaints about a joint venture between meat megalith Silver Fern Farms and Chinese company Shanghai Maling have been rejected.
N.Ireland
The Ulster Farmers’ Union has welcomed the appointment of Michelle McIlveen as the North's new minister for Agriculture.
German multinational Bayer has publicly disclosed the details of its private proposal to buy US-agribusiness giant Monsanto.
Dairy
Glanbia Co-operative Society Limited has completed the distribution of a 25c per share special dividend to all members.
The former Minister for Agriculture has called for Brussels to raise the dairy intervention price.
Government
An Ipsos survey has revealed that 45% of respondents in EU countries believe their own country should hold a referendum on its EU membership,
Germany looks set to abstain in an EU glyphosate vote next week according to Reuters.
Sheep
New Zealand’s red meat export revenue is down, despite increased shipments and depreciation of the New Zealand dollar.
Other
Just how do farmers and farm contractors avail of the €50m farm machinery fund announced earlier this month?
Bayer may buy US-agribusiness giant Monsanto for more than $40 billion, according to the Financial Times
With the Brexit referendum just six weeks away, the Bank of England has voted unanimously to maintain its bank rate at 0.5%.
Northern Ireland’s former Minister for Agriculture, Michelle O’Neill, has been re-elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly.
A cattle feed additive has been found to cut bovine methane emissions by 30%, without affecting the health of the animal.
Eight Aurivo milk suppliers from seven counties were recognised for their excellence in milk production at the Aurivo Milk Quality Awards
A Sinn Féin County Councillor has said the re-occurrence of dumped cattle carcasses has left the farming community "very worried."
