Dairy
Record number of dairy herds qualify for 2024 NMR RABDF Gold Cup
A record number of dairy herds have qualified for the 2024 National Milk Records (NMR) and Royal Association of British...
Dairy
N.Ireland
Research trial: Extra 100kg N/ha only yielded 1t DM/ha per year
A research trial into yields as a result of sowing multi-species swards has revealed that using an additional 100kg of...
Dairy
Holstein UK welcomes new president, new trustee and new board chair
Holstein UK has welcomed a new president, new trustree and new chair of the board of trustees following its annual...
Dairy
Arla proposes cessation of production at Melton Mowbray Creamery
Arla Foods has announced its proposal to cease production at Arla Melton Mowbray Creamery UK. The dairy cooperative said it...
N.Ireland
Jersey cow wins dairy inter-breed title at Newry Show
Newry Show 2024 saw a tremendous Jersey cow scooping the event’s dairy inter-breed title – Potteswalls Bontino Dawn. She calved...
Agri-Business
Cork’s Dairy Concepts secures international contract with M&S
Dairy Concepts, headquartered at Moorepark dairy research and development campus in Fermoy, Co. Cork, has clinched a significant international contract...
N.Ireland
Dale Farm co-op reports £96m drop in group annual turnover
Northern Ireland-headquartered co-op, Dale Farm, has reported a £96.6 million drop in group turnover to £631.4 million for the financial...
Beef
What counties are high-risk for bluetongue?
With recent warming weather, and average daily temperatures being consistently above 12°C, bluetongue virus (BTV) transmission is now possible in...
Dairy
Dairy event to discuss improved profits and reduced emissions
A regenerative dairy event for livestock farmers, “Down to Earth”, will take place on Wednesday, July 3 in Grosvenor Farms,...
Dairy
Organic Herd increases milk price to 51ppl for July
Organic Herd has announced a 1ppl increase in its member milk price effective from July 1, 2024. The increase will...
Agri-Business
GDT price index records first decline since March 2024
The Global Dairy Trade (GDT) price index has recorded its first decline since March 2024, falling by 0.5% at the...
Dairy
May GB milk delivery volumes at lowest level in 8 years
May volumes of Great British milk deliveries are at their lowest level in eight years, the Agriculture and Horticulture Development...
Dairy
GB leads the world in uptake of sexed dairy semen - AHDB
The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) has said Great Britain is leading the world in the uptake of sexed...
N.Ireland
Dale Farm Tyrone cheese factory expansion to create 30 jobs
Dale Farm has said the expansion of its cheddar processing facility in Dunmanbridge, Co. Tyrone, will create 30 jobs. The...
Agri-Business
24 employees made redundant - new Mona Dairy administrator
One of the new administrators of Mona Dairy has said the company has not been able to raise the funding...
N.Ireland
Dairy advice: Regular foot bathing to limit lameness
At this time of the year, it can be difficult to stay on top of lameness issues and foot bathing...
N.Ireland
Results: Beef, dairy and sheep champions at Armagh Show
Armagh Show 2024 boasted, possibly, its largest cattle entry of all time. Judging of the various classes went on well...
N.Ireland
Slurry safety as second-cut preparation gets underway
As a result of the good weather in recent weeks, many farmers were able to get in their first-cut silage,...
