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Agribusiness
Fonterra increases milk prices as profits jump 23%
Phelim O'Neill
Jump in Fonterra profits for the first half of their finacial year and a positive outlook for the second half.
23 March 2024 News
Agri jobs: 850-cow dairy herd seeks worker
There are plenty of opportunities in the dairy sector this week, with a particularly exciting one on an 850-cow Irish-owned farm in New Zealand.
21 March 2024 News
Fonterra reports interim results showing profit grew to €375m
New Zealand co-op increases dividend and narrows farmgate price forecast.
Slump in New Zealand beef and sheep farm incomes
New Zealand beef and sheep farm incomes for the 2023/24 season are expected to fall to levels last experienced in the 1980s.
17 March 2024 News
Farm Tech Talk: SCEP, entitlements and New Zealand
On this week’s show, we talk SCEP, trade for entitlements ahead of BISS deadline and we catch up with New Zealand dairy farmer Olin Greenan for an update on what’s happening there.
15 March 2024 News
Market Digest: stories from around the world
Brief news snippets from USA, Netherlands, New Zealand and China.
13 March 2024 World
Dairy Management: calf problems, cashflow and slow milkers
Aidan Brennan takes a look at one possible solution for dealing with cows that are slow milkers.
28 February 2024 Management
Positive start to 2024 for beef and sheep markets
Bord Bia sheepmeat and livestock manager Seamus McMenamin and beef sector manager Mark Zeig analyse beef and sheep markets.
China shields European sheepmeat market
Growing demand from China absorbs Australian and New Zealand sheepmeat exports leaving less supplies for UK and EU markets.
21 February 2024 News
NZ beef makes mark in UK
New Zealand beef exports are considered the poor relation behind dairy and sheep meat, but they have potential in UK.
14 February 2024 News
Water quality - lessons from New Zealand
Farmers had invested in the equipment themselves and were monitoring nutrients in the water to better inform themselves of what was happening in rivers and streams running through farms.
14 February 2024 Viewpoints
Laois farmer awarded €3.4m after combine accident in New Zealand
In January 2015, Padraig Lowry's arm had to be amputated after he was involved in a farm incident involving a combine in New Zealand.
9 February 2024 News