Agribusiness

The latest agribusiness news and developments from the Irish Farmers Journal. Keep up to date with all company and co-op news developments in the agribusiness sector.

Agribusiness
Food price inflation changed consumer buying behaviour
Phelim O'Neill
Lidl CEO for the island of Ireland JP Scally tells the IFJ KPMG Agribusiness Report launch how customers managed food price inflation.
Food price inflation changed consumer buying behaviour
 
 
Australian exports continue to grow
Agribusiness
Australian exports continue to grow
Consumers and investors aren’t buying Beyond Meat
Agribusiness
Consumers and investors aren’t buying Beyond Meat
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Agribusiness
FBD shareholders vote in favour of London delisting
Agribusiness
Losses continue at fake meat maker
COMPANY FINANCES
John Deere reports 11% net income drop for first quarter
Gary Abbott
John Deere reports 11% net income drop for first quarter
John Deere has reported a net income of $1.751bn for the first quarter of its financial year 2024, a 11% decline on the same period during 2023, Gary Abbott reports.
Claas grows machinery sales by 25% in 12-month period
Peter Thomas Keaveney
Claas grows machinery sales by 25% in 12-month period
The Claas group has reported a massive 24.7% year on year jump in sales, with net sales for the past 12-months totalling €6.1bn.
GLOBAL TRADE
Is the battle for milk about to kick off?
Jack Kennedy
Is the battle for milk about to kick off?
With milk supply crashing in Ireland and further afield, the answers to the greening questions are getting or are about to get more difficult.
EU
Government intervention on Nature Restoration Law ill-judged - IFA
Niamh Murphy
Government intervention on Nature Restoration Law ill-judged - IFA
EU and Minister Eamon Ryan 'would have been better off engaging directly with farmers rather than bringing in a flawed law'.
Short-term lets on farms should be exempt from legislation - Ní Mhurchú
Niamh Murphy
Short-term lets on farms should be exempt from legislation - Ní Mhurchú
Cynthia Ní Mhurchú has asked Minister Catherine Martin not to criminalise small farmers who have renovated self-catering units on their farm.
Ireland leads call for Nature Restoration Law to be adopted by EU
Anne O'Donoghue
Ireland leads call for Nature Restoration Law to be adopted by EU
The move from Minister for the Environment Eamon Ryan, calling for the law to be passed at the next Environment Council meeting in June, has been supported by 10 other member states.
Organic symbol as recognisable as Coca-Cola in other countries - Department head
Anne O'Donoghue
Organic symbol as recognisable as Coca-Cola in other countries - Department head
Speaking at a Teagasc Signpost webinar, Jack Nolan, who heads up the Department’s organic unit, said the EU organic symbol is as recognisable as major global brands in other countries.
Outpacing the field with the only non-stop baler, the Kverneland FastBaleSPONSORED
Outpacing the field with the only non-stop baler, the Kverneland FastBale
In Clogheen, Co Tipperary, Thomas Moloney, alongside his father Jim, has been steering the family business through the evolving landscape of Irish agriculture for over six decades.
How FRS fencing and DURA² helped transform our home and farmSPONSORED
How FRS fencing and DURA² helped transform our home and farm
DURA² fencing provided John Paul Bennett and his wife Laura with a durable and environmentally friendly fencing solution for their home and farm.
Upgrading barley yields with a new fungicide solutionSPONSORED
Upgrading barley yields with a new fungicide solution
Due to relentless wet weather, the spring of 2024 has proven to be an extremely testing time for growers.
Pump up your crops with VIXERAN®SPONSORED
Pump up your crops with VIXERAN®
VIXERAN®, a proven bacteria-based biofertiliser by Syngenta Biologicals, allows your crop to fix nitrogen (N) directly from the atmosphere. This improves nitrogen use efficiency on your farm.
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