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
Ornua reports little change in revenue and dip in profit for 2023
Lorcan Roche Kelly
Ornua value payment to members rose slightly to €74.5m for the year.
Ornua reports little change in revenue and dip in profit for 2023
 
 
Turnover and profit fell at Carbery in 2023
Agribusiness
Turnover and profit fell at Carbery in 2023
Business cycles and supply-demand mismatches
Agribusiness
Business cycles and supply-demand mismatches
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Agribusiness
Restructuring costs push Lakeland to loss in difficult year
Viewpoints
Beef: winter finishing confidence low
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
Limerick County Council reminds farmers of silage effluent rules
Niamh Murphy
Limerick County Council reminds farmers of silage effluent rules
Limerick City and County Council has reminded farmers of their obligations around effluents arising from silage making.
Majority of Irish MEPs vote for trade support measures for Ukraine
Rachel Donovan
Majority of Irish MEPs vote for trade support measures for Ukraine
Clare Daly and Mick Wallace voted against extending the suspension of import duties and quotas on Ukrainian agricultural products for another year.
Three Irish projects shortlisted for European innovation awards
Niamh Murphy
Three Irish projects shortlisted for European innovation awards
Three Irish projects have been shortlisted for the 2024 European Innovation Partnership for Agriculture awards.
EU considers derogation for farmers to spread digestate
Anne O'Donoghue
EU considers derogation for farmers to spread digestate
A public consultation has been launched on amending the nitrates directive to allow this.
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.
There’s a future for palm oil in the dairy supply chainSPONSORED
There’s a future for palm oil in the dairy supply chain
If not palm, then what? Understanding the complex story of sustainable palm and the vital role it plays in supporting global conservation efforts, local economies and the dairy supply chain.
'Everything is connected': protecting future generations with farming techniquesSPONSORED
'Everything is connected': protecting future generations with farming techniques
Rising temperatures, endless droughts and devastating floods – an unrelenting cycle of extreme weather is pushing communities in Malawi into deadly hunger.
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