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Market Digest: stories from around the world
Phelim O'Neill
Brief news snippets from Russia, Australia, Brazil and USA.
14 July 2024 News
Irish drinks taking prime spots on US shelves
Irish drinks brands are taking up some of the prime positions on supermarket shelves in the US, a recent visit showed.
12 July 2024 News
Farm Tech Talk: beef scheme, lamb trade and dairy beef
We discuss the Beef Welfare Scheme and the lamb trade, as well as an insight into the dairy beef open day which was held in Fethard, Co Tipperary, this week.
John Deere to lay off up to 600 staff across three US factories
US media outlets are reporting that John Deere will lay off about 600 staff member across three of its US production sites in August, due to the market downturn.
10 July 2024 News
McDonald’s drops McPlant in US
McDonald's customers reject the beef replacement McPlant burger in favour of the real thing.
5 July 2024 News
Irish Dog Foods expands into US with Aldi contract
Queally-owned pet food company already has multi-million contracts with German retailer.
4 July 2024 News
Market Digest: stories from around the world
Brief news snippets from Uruguay, Denmark, Indonesia and United States.
3 July 2024 World
US farm bill mixes welfare and farmer support
The nutrition programs in the US Farm Bill will push it to $1.4 trillion between 2025 and 2034.
3 July 2024 News
Market Digest: stories from around the world
Brief news snippets from New Zealand, United States, United Kingdom and Indonesia.
26 June 2024 News
Study finds sweaty cattle perform better in heat
A new paper published in the Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology is based on a study of the genetic sweat gland characteristics of cattle.
19 June 2024 News
Tillage podcast: barley in Laois and soybeans in Springfield
On this week’s show we chat to US farmer Evan Leeper who is taking part in a regenerative agriculture programme in the US.
13 June 2024 News
JCB breaks ground on US factory
JCB has commenced a €462m project to build what is going to be its second largest factory in San Antonio, Texas. It will create 1,500 new jobs over five years.
13 June 2024 News