Agri-Business
Lakeland Dairies announces July milk price
Lakeland Dairies is the first processor to announce a July milk price, and has increased payments to all suppliers in...
Dairy
Dairy
Scottish farm to host open day for dairy robots viewing
Kirtlebank Farm near Gretna, Scotland is opening its gates to farmers looking to see two new dairy robots in action....
Agri-Business
GDT hosts first single-product auction
Global Dairy Trade (GDT) has hosted its first single-product auction as part of a pilot project to increase the frequency...
Agri Politics
NFU Cymru questions council decision to promote only non-dairy smoothies
The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) Cymru has met with Ceredigion County Council to raise its concerns over the local authority’s...
Agri-Business
GDT price index continues on downward trajectory
The Global Dairy Trade (GDT) price index has dropped by a further 5% following its latest trading event which took...
N.Ireland
Balancing winter rations ‘crucial’ as silage results reveal pitfalls
Farmers are being reminded that careful balancing of rations and analysing silage regularly this year will be vital for farmers...
N.Ireland
Farmers advised to buy inputs now as further cost increases expected
The head of agri-procurement at a UK-based farmers co-operative has advised farmers that now is the time to secure their...
Agri-Business
GDT to run single product auctions from next month
Global Dairy Trade (GDT) is to rollout a pilot project from next month involving smaller single product auctions in a...
Dairy
Arla's August milk-price increase breaks 50p/L
Arla Foods has confirmed a milk-price increase for August 2022, increasing the on-account price by €1.0c/kg for both conventional and...
N.Ireland
New BVD export requirements for NI cattle to ROI
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has told Northern Ireland (NI) cattle exporters moving livestock to the...
N.Ireland
Autumn-calving: Getting ready for calves
The autumn-calving season will be getting underway on many dairy farms in the coming days and weeks. With the calving...
N.Ireland
Hay bales: Storage advice to avoid risk of fire
Farmers across the country took advantage of the hot, dry weather over the past two weeks by opting to secure...
Agri-Business
Fonterra officially launches electric milk tanker
New Zealand dairy cooperative, Fonterra has officially launched the country’s first electric milk tanker. Named ‘Milk-E’ by a Fonterra farmer,...
N.Ireland
Breeding season: Time to pull the bull
All good things must come to an end, so it is now time to pull the bull and end the...
N.Ireland
Resilience for Dairy project hosts over 70 delegates for cross-border tour
Over 70 delegates consisting of farmers, scientists and advisors from 14 countries across Europe visited Northern Ireland and the Republic...
Agri-Business
GDT price index records third decrease in a row
The Global Dairy Trade (GDT) price index has dropped by 5% following its latest trading event which took place earlier...
N.Ireland
Experts gather to discuss future of dairy cow monitoring
More than 100 experts from around the globe gathered in Graz, Austria this week to discuss the data-driven future of...
Dairy
‘Most likely, almost every steak and burger contains small pieces of plastic’
A pilot study conducted by researchers at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam has found that nearly 80% of meat and dairy products...
