Dairy
'Dairy farmers must be 'brutal' when cutting costs'
Dairy farmers must know their costs, particularly during a difficult price period and be prepared to make ‘brutal’ cuts for...
Dairy
Dairy
Global Dairy Trade records first increase since March
Dairy product prices rose for the first time since March at the most recent Fonterra Global Dairy Trade (GDT) auction. The...
Dairy
Kiwi dairy farmers' debt has trebled in 10 years
The dairy debt of New Zealand’s farmers has trebled in the past 10 years to NZ$34.5 billion as farmers go...
Beef
How to reduce the spread of infection in cattle on your farm
There are two main sources of infection on your farm; infected animals and contaminated environment, equipment and visitors, Animal Health Ireland...
Dairy
Eating butter is ok, but too much margarine could kill you!
Eating butter is not associated with an increased risk of death and disease, however eating margarine is associated with a greater...
Beef
Three ways to assess the herd health of your cattle
Do you know which infectious diseases are in your herd, and how many animals have been infected? According to Animal...
Dairy
Co-ops should not shy away from hard decisions including mergers - IFA dairy chairman
The IFA is asking dairy co-operatives to explore all possibilities of consolidation on the back of weak dairy market returns...
Dairy
Some good dairy news at last - signs of market rebound next week
This week dairy futures prices have surged off their lows, according to New Zealand bank ASB’s Rural Economist, Nathan Penny....
Dairy
Dutch dairy expansion could be curtailed by new phosphate limits
The Dutch government recently introduced new phosphate limits which have dairy farmers in the country concerned. The new measures mean...
Dairy
Lakeland Dairies cuts its July milk price
Lakeland Dairies has cut its July milk price by 1c/L to 27c/L (VAT inc) after the board met today (Thursday),...
Dairy
Fonterra to cut significantly the volume of product sold on GDT
Fonterra is significantly reducing its GlobalDairyTrade (GDT) offer quantity forecasts for the next 12 months. Since its inception in 2008...
Dairy
UK becomes the fourth country to sell milk powder into intervention
The UK has become the fourth country to sell dairy product into intervention. According to latest statistics from the European...
Dairy
No government dig out for struggling Kiwi dairy farmers
Dairy farmers in New Zealand will not be offered special financial support from the New Zealand government, despite facing significant...
Dairy
Northern Ireland summit to address 'serious difficulties' facing dairy farmers
The Ulster Farmers Union is holding a summit for dairy farmers and the dairy industry on Thursday 27 August at...
Dairy
US dairy giant quits Global Dairy Trade
Land O’Lakes – the fifth largest dairy in the US – has quit the Global Dairy Trade (GDT) after just...
Dairy
'Re-introduction of quotas by the back door would be criminally stupid'
Supply management or quotas has long proven to be a completely redundant policy measure, according to Conor Mulvihill European Affairs Executive at...
Dairy
'Farmer friendly' milk launched in the UK with 10p/L going direct to farmers
Morrisons is set introduce a ‘farmer friendly’ milk, which it says could benefit dairy farmers in the UK. The new...
Dairy
'UK unlikely to push for a hike in dairy intervention prices'
It is highly unlikely that the UK’s Minister for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Liz Truss will go to...
