By mid-May in 2014, 12 people had lost their lives on farms. The danger to life is a constant cloud hanging over farming.

IN the past few weeks the Irish dairy sector has been hit by a number of shocks, all of them directly traceable to the reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP).

Brian O’Mahony, Chief Business, Correspondent

GLANBIA has consolidated its position as Ireland’s largest milk processor by agreeing to pack Connaught Gold’s retail butter requirements.

SIGNIFICANT changes in the operations of Connacht Gold have been signalled by the co-op, which described its performance in 2003 as a healthy improvement on the previous year.