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The EFSA concluded there is a low risk to consumer health from the estimated exposure to pesticide residues in the foods tested

Low risk to health from pesticide exposure in food - EFSA

New data on the presence of pesticide residues in food in Ireland shows 96% of samples analysed were residue free or had residue traces within legally permitted levels.

Agribusiness • 23 Apr 24

The average price of good land in Ireland in 2023 was €12,308 per acre

Double-digit growth in price of farmland in 2023 - report

The most expensive average price for farmland in the country last year was in Co Waterford, where the best quality land cost €20,000 per acre, a new report has shown.

Ireland • 23 Apr 24

The beetle which is widespread in Scotland, the UK and across Europe, can damage and kill spruce trees but has never been detected in Ireland

Calls for log import suspension over beetle concerns

Farmers who grow commercial forestry are calling for the suspension of log imports from Scotland until better safeguards are in place to prevent the spread of the spruce bark beetle to this country.

Ireland • 19 Apr 24

An exit and reduction strategy has been recommended by the Food Vision dairy group

Farmers 'led up garden path' over cull scheme - ICMSA

The President of the Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association has said dairy farmers had been "led up the garden path" over the Government's plan to introduce a scheme to compensate them to cull cows from their herds.

Ireland • 18 Apr 24

Arrabawn CEO Conor Ryan, Chairman Edward Carr and Micheal O'Kelly, the Co-Op's chief financial officer

Arrabawn's operating profit rises despite challenges

Arrabawn Co-Op, which has over 1,000 suppliers across Munster, Leinster and Connacht, said today that despite challenges in the industry, it reported a record financial performance across key metrics for last year.

Business • 18 Apr 24

Lakeland said despite the challenges 2023 was a transformative year of change for it

Profits at Lakeland Dairies fell 54% in "difficult" 2023

Operating profit at cross-border dairy processing co-op Lakeland Dairies fell 54% last year to €14.8m on the back of lower revenues.

Business • 17 Apr 24

Aurivo said the average milk price for last year was down almost 30% on 2022

Aurivo's profits and revenues drop after challenging 2023

Co Sligo-based co-op Aurivo, which owns and produces the Connacht Gold dairy brand, today reported lower profits and revenues for 2023 after what it called "an extremely challenging year" for it and the wider sector nationally.

Business • 17 Apr 24

The cost of fertiliser fell by 45% n the 12 months to February, new CSO figures show

Farm input price index down 15% in February - CSO

The cost of agricultural inputs such as fertilisers and feed have fallen sharply in the 12 months to February, new figures from the Central Statistics Office show.

Business • 15 Apr 24

Hugh McGuire, the chief executive of Glanbia

Glanbia buys US-based Flavor Producers

Global nutrition group Glanbia has agreed a deal to buy US company Flavor Producers for an initial consideration of $300m from its owners Aroma Holding Company.

Business • 15 Apr 24

Horticulture employers have claimed the wage increases are not sustainable for their businesses

Horticulture employers say wage increases unsustainable

Mushroom, vegetable and fruit growers dependent on third country workers have said they are being hit with unsustainable wage costs after the Government increased mandatory wage rates.

Ireland • 12 Apr 24

Grassland and tillage fields have been unusable due to continued rainfall (file image)

Scheme to pay for transport of fodder to farmers in need

A subsidy scheme to pay for the transport of fodder to farmers in need due to the persistent bad weather has been announced by the Minister for Agriculture.

Ireland • 09 Apr 24

Farmers with extra fodder can register with their local office as can farmers who need to get extra feed on their farms

Fodder register and support lines established for farmers

Farm advisory service Teagasc has opened telephone advice lines for farmers struggling with the ongoing wet weather and also a fodder register to help deal with any shortages.

Ireland • 09 Apr 24

Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue said farmers are under pressure as a result of the exceptional adverse weather conditions (file image)

Some farm inspections paused due to 'adverse weather'

Non-essential farm inspections by Department of Agriculture staff are to be paused for a number of weeks as farmers struggle with adverse weather conditions.

Business • 04 Apr 24

Met Éireann's farming forecast said there will be no relief from rain and sodden ground for farmers in the coming days (File image)

Potato shortage looms as farmers face ongoing bad weather

Irish Farmers' Association's National Potato chairperson Sean Ryan has said there is a likelihood of potato shortages in supermarkets later in the year as less than 50 acres of the usual 21,000 acres have actually been planted so far.

Ireland • 04 Apr 24

Origin Enterprises names Purcell as new CFO

International agri-services group Origin Enterprises has appointed Colm Purcell as the group's new chief financial officer.

Business • 02 Apr 24

The bad weather has also caused some farmers to face fodder shortages (File image)

Farmers face 'extremely stressful time' over bad weather

Ongoing bad weather is creating huge problems for farmers this spring, with fields too wet for planting or taking livestock.

Climate Change • 27 Mar 24

Roisín Scully, Retail Supply Chain Graduate, Victor Moyo, Butter Maker at Ór-Real, Urszula Stula, Retailing Packing and Stephen Daly, Dairy Commercial and Operations Manager at Ór-Real

Ór-Real Irish Butter adds 2 new products as sales up 93%

Ór-Real Irish Butter said it is expanding its range of products as its sales continue to grow.

Business • 27 Mar 24

Protesting farms in Brussels set fire to tyres and bales of hay in the city's European district

Clashes in Brussels as member states agree CAP review

EU member states have agreed to get rid of more eco-friendly requirements under the bloc's Common Agricultural Policy in a new bid to pacify months-long protests by farmers - who faced off with riot police in Brussels for the third time in two months.

World • 26 Mar 24

The electric truck will make daily deliveries and collections

Dairygold adds electric truck to fleet in Irish first

Milk processor Dairygold has announced that it is adding an electric truck to its milk collection fleet, making it the first dairy processor in Ireland to do so.

Regional • 21 Mar 24

Bord Bia's Netherlands manager Laura Crowley standing with members of the Chefs Irish Beef Club inaugurating new member Egon van Hoof in Mos Amsterdam

Bord Bia holding events worldwide for St Patrick's Day

Bord Bia will host events all over the world during St Patrick's Week with the aim of increasing the global footprint of Ireland's sustainable food and drink industry.

Business • 13 Mar 24

Siobhan Talbot, the former group managing director of Glanbia

Former Glanbia boss Siobhan Talbot to receive €1.14m

The former group managing director of Glanbia, Siobhan Talbot, who departed the company earlier this year, is to receive a payment of €1.14 million from Glanbia under non-compete covenants the company has in place.

Business • 13 Mar 24

Dairygold has become the first dairy processor in Ireland to sign a corporate Power Purchase Agreement with one of its own farmer members

Dairygold in renewable electricity deal with co-op member

Dairygold to power its processing plants with renewable solar electricity from a co-op member's farm.

Business • 11 Mar 24

Milk prices were down 26% in 2023 compared with 2022 and the volume of milk produced fell by 4%, new CSO figures show

Milk prices to farmers down 26% last year - CSO

The volume of milk produced in Ireland last year as well as the price to farmers fell significantly, according to the latest figures from the Central Statistics Office.

Business • 11 Mar 24

Oliver McAllister, the new CFO of Lakeland Dairies

Lakeland Dairies names McAllister as new CFO

Cross-border dairy co-operative Lakeland Dairies has today appointed Oliver McAllister as its new chief financial officer.

Business • 11 Mar 24

Clonbio's biorefinery in Jefferson, Wisconsin in the US

Clonbio Group invests $500m in US biorefinery

Irish agribusiness ClonBio Group is to invest $500m in a new biorefinery in Jefferson, Wisconsin in the US.

Business • 11 Mar 24

Agribusiness

Low risk to health from pesticide exposure in food - EFSA

Double-digit growth in price of farmland in 2023 - report

Calls for log import suspension over beetle concerns

Farmers 'led up garden path' over cull scheme - ICMSA

Arrabawn's operating profit rises despite challenges

Profits at Lakeland Dairies fell 54% in "difficult" 2023

Aurivo's profits and revenues drop after challenging 2023

Farm input price index down 15% in February - CSO

Glanbia buys US-based Flavor Producers

Horticulture employers say wage increases unsustainable

Scheme to pay for transport of fodder to farmers in need

Fodder register and support lines established for farmers

Some farm inspections paused due to 'adverse weather'

Potato shortage looms as farmers face ongoing bad weather

Origin Enterprises names Purcell as new CFO

Farmers face 'extremely stressful time' over bad weather

Ór-Real Irish Butter adds 2 new products as sales up 93%

Clashes in Brussels as member states agree CAP review

Dairygold adds electric truck to fleet in Irish first

Bord Bia holding events worldwide for St Patrick's Day

Former Glanbia boss Siobhan Talbot to receive €1.14m

Dairygold in renewable electricity deal with co-op member

Milk prices to farmers down 26% last year - CSO

Lakeland Dairies names McAllister as new CFO

Clonbio Group invests $500m in US biorefinery

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