For the fourth year in a row, weather has again conspired to expose the vulnerability of any farming system and clearly demonstrate who's boss when it comes to the best laid plans. The winter barley harvest has been badly delayed but any improvement in conditions will allow a rapid completion given the harvesting capacity available. [...]
The Department of Agriculture recorded a massive 44pc increase in the number of farmers who appealed decisions made by Department officials last year. Almost 700 farmers made appeals to the Department of Agriculture last year, an increase of nearly 50pc on the number received in 2008. Figures released by the Department of Agriculture Appeals Office [...]
IS THIS for real? That was my initial reaction to the recent publication of 'Food Harvest 2020', a vision for Irish Agriculture and Fisheries in 2020. Here we are with collapsing cattle and sheep herds, inability to reach our national milk quota in the last two years, record farm borrowing, lame duck banks, run-down soil [...]
Meath engineering firm, Dromone Engineering, has unveiled a new design of pick-up hitch for tractors, adding to its already extensive range of hitches supplied to both tractor manufacturers and farmer users. The 'Roller-Hitch' design is a departure from traditional units that employ lift rods attached to the tractor's three-point linkage top arms to lower and [...]
Town of Monaghan has followed Kerry's lead to set a milk price of 27c/l including VAT for March supplies. Further March price increases are expected from other co-ops later this week as international dairy markets continue to improve. As we went to press the Glanbia board was meeting, with some members speculating a lift from [...]
ICSA president Gabriel Gilmartin has said that the introduction of a carbon tax on agri diesel from May 1st will further cripple the agriculture sector and will increase the cost of food production in Ireland. "An increase in the price of agri diesel by an estimated 4.7c/l is an additional cost burden on farmers at [...]
IFA President, John Bryan met with the recently appointed Governor of the Central Bank, Patrick Honohan to highlight the ongoing credit issues on farms and to outline the potential for the agriculture sector in Ireland’s economic recovery. Mr Bryan outlined the concerns of the farming sector and agri-food industry over the availability and costs of [...]
If the name of Glanbia fails to register, its products certainly will. The mid-cap Irish food producer supplies the cream for Baileys Irish Cream, the mozzarella that tops Domino’s pizzas, and ingredients for the cheese found in McDonald’s and Burger King buns. However, such tie-ups have done little to protect Glanbia from either severe falls [...]
Attendants to this year's Irish Grassland Annual Dairy Conference will be able to hear keynote speaker, Alan Dukes outline his views for a successful Irish agricultural and dairy industry in the future. The conference, to be held at Rochestown Park Hotel on Tuesday 12 January will deliver technical messages to commercial dairy farmers for the [...]
Glanbia plc the international cheese and nutritional ingredients Group, has issued this 2009 full year pre-close trading statement. This statement has been prepared in accordance with the new segmental reporting announced at the 2009 half year results. The Group expects to announce 2009 full year results in early March 2010 for the year ended 2 [...]
