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New €5 million milk powder plant officially opened
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Simon Coveney T.D. has today opened a new €5 million milk powder...
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Retail milk war starts to heat up in the UK
According to DairyCo, three of the UK’s major food retailers have cut their retail milk prices. Tesco was the first...
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Prices fall at Fonterra auction
The most recent Fonterra dairy products auction, held on Tuesday of this week, showed a 4.0% decrease in the overall auction...
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Competition Authority to investigate Glanbia’s acquisition of Wexford Creamery
The Competition Authority has decided to carry out a full investigation in relation to the proposed transaction whereby Glanbia Ingredients...
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Soil and cow fertility key driver for profit
The Teagasc/GIIL monitor farms in 2013 underlined the importance of fertility both in terms of the cows and the soil. Agriland...
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‘Last and final’ opportunity to sell quota announced
The deputy president of ICMSA, Pat McCormack, has welcomed the news that any dairy farmers who missed the deadline for...
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Lakeland Dairies talks strategy
The Lakeland Dairies Agribusiness Division is taking a strategic and supportive approach in meeting the future needs of dairy, beef...
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Feed 50 per cent more colostrum say scientists
Three, not as previously thought two litres, of colostrum are required promptly by new born calves according to AFBI Hillsborough...
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UK wholesale dairy markets coming under pressure
According to DairyCo, February saw UK supply outstripping demand for fresh products such as cream, butter and curd cheese resulting...
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'Dairy farmers could gain €60 per cow using sexed semen'
When discussing the benefits of sexed semen there is always those who emphasises the extra cost and lower conception rates....
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Dairy herd increased by just 1% last year
Northern Ireland’s dairy herd stood at 281,800 cows in December 2013, a year-on-year increase of just one per cent. This...
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Emerald Isle's leading dairy show set for April
Tim O’Leary, deputy president of the Irish Farmers Association (IFA) launched the 2014 Emerald Expo earlier today. The event took...
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The pros and cons of dairy heifer contract rearing
Given the large potential expansion in the dairy herd over the next number of years, some dairy farmers are actively...
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243 applications received so far for Sustainable Dairy Assurance Scheme
The Sustainable Dairy Assurance Scheme, which was launched in December by Bord Bia, has to date received and has had 243...
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It’s a good time to be a dairy farmer
“It’s a good time to be a dairy farmer.” That’s how Lakeland Dairies’ CEO Michael Hanley described the prospects for milk...
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Get the record straight on milk
“It is easy to identify that you have a cell count problem in your herd, however it is much more...
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Overall prices fall back by 1.2% at Fonterra auction
This week’s Fonterra auction confirmed a 1.2 per cent decrease in the overall recorded price index. All the major dairy...
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Giving calves the best possible start
UK veterinarian Roger Blowey has told a group of farmers in Ballymena that newborn calves must receive high-quality colostrum, fed...
