Dairy
How one farmer went from treating 20% of calves for pneumonia to none
Two years ago, Co. Meath farmer John Smith was treating at least 20% of his calves for pneumonia with expensive...
Dairy
Dairy
Lakeland Dairies to expand milk processing with €36m investment
Lakeland Dairies is beginning a €36m investment in an expansion of milk powder processing operations at Bailieboro, Co. Cavan. The...
Dairy
FrieslandCampina cites 'market stabilisation' as it ups milk price
FrieslandCampina has increased its milk price for February citing a stabilisation in global milk supplies. The FrieslandCampina guaranteed price for...
Dairy
Aurivo reveals €2m milk stability fund
Aurivo has announced the creation of a €2m milk stability fund to mitigate against the impact of poor milk prices in...
Dairy
Effect of once daily milking (OAD) on farmers' profit
With the country well over quota at present (+6%) many dairy farmers are considering once daily milking (OAD) as an...
Agri-Business
Emerald Expo dairy show set for April 11 in Kildare
The Punchestown Event Centre in Co. Kildare is set to be the venue for the 2015 Emerald Expo which will...
Dairy
Drought in New Zealand sees farms use 10,000L of water daily
South Island New Zealand dairy farmers are coming under extreme pressures in recent months due to a prolonged period of...
Dairy
Major rise at latest Global Dairy Trade auction
Fonterra’s Global Dairy Trade for dairy products saw prices rise by 9.4% in the latest auction, which took place today...
Dairy
UK milk processor introduces milk 'price floor' at 23p/L
UK milk processor Dairy Crest has taken action to stabilise prices for farmers. Dairy Crest has announced that following a...
Dairy
No ‘silver bullet’ solution for dairy sector
There is no easy fix to the challenges that will face Europe’s dairy sector throughout 2015 and beyond, according to...
Dairy
Are international milk prices beginning to stabilise?
Two consecutive rises in milk prices at January Global Dairy Trade (GDT) auctions may have signalled that international dairy markets...
Dairy
No dairy crisis in dairy sector – EU Commission
Europe’s dairy industry is not in crisis, according to Joost Korte, the Deputy Director-General of the European Commission’s DG Agriculture...
Dairy
Intervention price barely covers 60% of dairy production costs, says EU farmers union
The price paid to producers for putting milk into public intervention stores barely covers 60% of production costs according to Chairman of Copa-Cogeca...
Dairy
Milk prices have dropped over 30% (10p/L) in Northern Ireland
The dairy sector in Northern Ireland continues to feel the impact of a 30% fall in milk prices, according to...
Dairy
'International demand for dairy products has bottomed out and markets are starting to improve'
International demand for dairy products has bottomed out and there are already signs that markets are starting to improve slightly,...
Dairy
Dairy farmers encouraged to manage production in February and March
Dairy farmers have been encouraged to continue to manage production, with the help of their advisors, into the important production...
Dairy
Are pharmabiotics the future for livestock?
Professor Colin Hill, who heads up the Alimentary Pharmabiotic Centre at the University of Cork, told the recent St David’s...
Dairy
How far can dairy cows walk?
Lameness is a disease that dairy farmers don’t hear much about, according to Teagasc Dairy Programme Manager Tom O’Dwyer, and...
