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Agribusiness
Big drop in British beef and sheep output
Phelim O'Neill
Tight British and Irish supplies of beef and sheep meat opens the door wider for Australian and New Zealand imports.
23 April 2025 Northern Ireland
Australia making slow inroads in UK beef market
A free trade agreement signed with the UK in 2023, gives Australia unprecedented access to the British beef market.
23 April 2025 Farmer Writes
Farmer Writes: they say you should never meet your heroes
I have met one or two RTÉ TV personalities who I thought were sound fellows and they turned out to be awful.
Cows dried off ahead of next move
Zac Elkin from Craigantlet in Co Down is currently managing a dairy farm in Canterbury, New Zealand.
9 April 2025 Northern Ireland
New Zealand’s trade ethos similar to that of Europe
Hamish Marr, New Zealand’s special agricultural trade envoy, is a fifth-generation mixed arable farmer from Methven in the South Island of New Zealand. He met with Jack Kennedy this week.
9 April 2025 News
Competitiveness of Kerrygold will be affected by US tariffs – IFA
The US market is an important outlet and accounts for around 11% of our total food and drink exports, the IFA said.
2 April 2025 News
Market Digest: stories from around the world
Brief news snippets from Brazil, New Zealand, Kenya and Ukraine.
26 March 2025 World
DLF look to New Zealand grass varieties
Aidan Brennan takes a look at Vast, a New Zealand bred grass variety that is now available to Irish dairy farmers.
26 March 2025 Reseeding
New Zealand trials bulk tank TB test with Enfer
New Zealand is the first country to try to use bulk tank milk test in a national TB management programme.
22 March 2025 News
Market Digest: stories from around the world
Brief news snippets from the US, Ivory Coast, China and New Zealand.
19 March 2025 News
Fonterra increases earnings forecast ahead of interim results
New Zealand dairy company also starts marketing roadshow for consumer business.
10 March 2025 News
Market Digest: stories from around the world
Brief news snippets from Canada, UK, Argentina and New Zealand.
5 March 2025 World