Dairy
Video: Help prevent mastitis by changing liners every 6 months
To help prevent mastitis, CellCheck recommends that liners are changed every 2,000 milkings, or every six months – whichever comes...
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Video: Cows take over supermarket aisle as farmers protest over milk price
Farmers for Action in the UK took action over the price of milk in an Asda supermarket by marching in...
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Lakeland: Fane Valley deal was 12 months in the making
The joint venture businesses recently announced by Lakeland Dairies and Fane Valley Co-op had been in the gestation phase for...
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9 out of 10 Kiwi dairy farmers to take on extra debt this year
Fonterra’s announcement that its 2015-16 Forecast Farmgate Milk Price is reducing from $5.25 to $3.85 means a further reduction of $150,000...
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'Dairy pickup is on the horizon, but it's too early to say when'
While the immediate prospects for the dairy industry are not favourable, the medium and long-term prospects for the industry are...
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'High number of late embryo deaths in dairy cows in May'
There was a significant number of late embryo deaths in pregnant dairy cows during the May period, according to Reproinfo’s...
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Müller UK and Ireland cuts September milk price to 22.35p/L
Müller UK and Ireland has cut its September milk by 0.8p/L to 22.35p/L which, Müller says, reflects a continuing softening...
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Fonterra forecasts farmgate milk price to drop below NZ$4/kg
Fonterra has forecast that it will payout NZ$3.85/kgMS (€2.31)to dairy farmers for the 2015/2016 season. The move comes as Fonterra...
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Reaction as dairy trade auction sees powder price fall to 11c/L equivalent
At this week’s Global Dairy Trade (GDT) auction, overall dairy prices slid 9.3% – adding in the fall from the July...
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'Suspending the Global Dairy Trade (GDT) will not solve anything'
Ceasing the Global Dairy Trade (GDT) will not solve the supply and demand imbalance said the Managing Director of Fonterra...
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France to call for intervention price increase at emergency Council meeting
The French Minister for Agriculture Stéphane Le Foll will call for an intervention price increase at next months emergency meeting of...
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GDT price falls 'driven by sentiment rather than fundamentals'
Recent sharp falls at Fonterra’s Global Dairy Trade (GDT) auction are being driven by weak market sentiment rather than dairy...
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Fonterra fined €115,000 after causing a local stink
Fonterra, the New Zealand dairy giant, has been fined NZ$192,000 (€115,000) after it discharged buttermilk in a South Taranaki treatment pond...
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Prices slump again at Global Dairy Trade
Dairy product prices fell again at the most recent Fonterra Global Dairy Trade (GDT) auction. The event represents the tenth negative...
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Further dairy protests planned for Northern Ireland
Approximately 150 dairy farmers protested outside Tesco and ASDA supermarkets in Enniskillen last night. Co. Tyrone milk producer William Maxwell was...
Beef
Dairy cull up 7% in Northern Ireland - LMC
The Northern Irish cow kill is 46% higher this week than the corresponding week last year reports the Livestock and...
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World milk production jumped by 850,000t in first 5 months of 2015
At world level, milk production increased by some 825 000 t in the first 5 months of the year, mainly due to...
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'Northern processors may go bust if dairy downturn continues'
Northern Ireland’s dairy processing sector is operating at a significant loss, according to Fane Valley Chief Executive Trevor Lockhart. Speaking...
