Dairy
Dairy product prices rise at latest Global Dairy Trade auction
Dairy product prices rose 3.4% at the latest Global Dairy Trade auction, with skimmed milk powder being the main mover...
Dairy
Dairy
FrieslandCampina holds milk price for June supplies of milk
FrieslandCampina has held its guaranteed price for raw milk for June supplies at €25.00/100kg of milk (24.16c/L in Irish constituents)....
Beef
Should more dairy farmers use Aubrac bulls to clean up?
To highlight the potential of the Aubrac cattle breed in Ireland, the Irish Aubrac Society held an open day in...
Dairy
Australian dairy farmers to receive €357m in support
Struggling dairy farmers in Australia are to receive immediate assistance from the government there in the form of a AU$555m...
Dairy
UK milk price and production both dipped in April
Both the average UK farmgate milk price and milk production for April 2016 fell compared to the corresponding month last...
Dairy
Is intervention the best way to support milk prices?
Questions are now being asked as to whether intervention is the most suitable support mechanism for the dairy sector. In...
Dairy
Pics and video: Using milking robots to bridge the gap between two farms
A farm in Co. Meath has used milking robots to its advantage by bridging the gap between two grazing blocks located...
Dairy
Fonterra sets opening farmgate milk price, farmers resigned to 'another tight season'
Fonterra has announced an opening forecast farmgate milk price of $4.25/kgMS for the 2016/2017 season, an increase of 35c on...
Dairy
Commission to propose another 130,000t of milk powder goes into intervention
As was expected the European Commission will propose a further increase in the intervention ceilings for Skimmed Milk Powder up...
Dairy
Australian milk production drops again in April
April milk production in Australia fell by 2.7% to 649.1m litres, according to the latest milk production report from Dairy Australia....
Dairy
Milk powder mountain continues to grow as EU struggles to find solutions
Sales of Skimmed Milk Powder (SMP) into intervention has reached 216,791t since the start of the year and is now...
Dairy
Another milk price cut for Arla farmers for June
Arla Foods has cut its milk price for June supplies of milk by 1.3c/kg, with effect from June 1, 2016....
Agri-Business
New food craze 'pizza bomb' helps drive Asian demand for dairy products
Novelty food trends, such as the ‘pizza bomb’ and Mickey Mouse shaped pizza are driving strong demand for cheese in...
Dairy
What average price can dairy farmers expect over the next five years?
Perhaps the most pertinent question for dairy farmers that was asked this week at an international dairy conference was what...
Dairy
Glanbia special dividend payment now complete
Glanbia Co-operative Society Limited has completed the distribution of a 25c per share special dividend to all members. The payment...
Dairy
‘Russian ban on EU food to remain in place until at least 2018’
A leading Russian commentator on dairy markets has said that the Russian ban on EU foods is likely to remain...
Dairy
Analysis: Experts predict the dairy industry is set to suffer more in the short term
The underlying sentiment at a major dairy conference in London this week was not positive. Working under the banner of...
Dairy
Arla to pay farmers more if they convert to GM-free feed
Arla is to start to incentivise more farmers to convert to GM-free feed and the company said it will be...
