Dairy
Dairy market analysis: Contrasting fortunes for butter and SMP continue
European dairy markets’ recent trend of firmer skim milk powder (SMP) and weaker butter continued over the last week, according...
Dairy
Beef
Dairy calf-to-beef can boost incomes on suckler farms
Stephen Flanagan is a beef and sheep adviser with the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) in Northern...
Arable
DAERA publishes results of the June 2020 Agricultural Census
The final results of the June 2020 Agricultural Census have been released today by the Department of Agriculture, Environment and...
Dairy
Improving productivity goes to the very heart of modern dairy farming
Dale Farm CEO Nick Whelan is quick to point out that milk producers and processers are both joined at the...
Dairy
High demand for cows in milk at Dungannon dairy sale
Dungannon farmers’ mart, Co. Tyrone, held its final dairy sale of the year, last Thursday (December 17). To get a...
Dairy
Dairy farmers turn to video game experts in order to enhance cow health
Dairy farmers and vets have enlisted the help of video gaming experts to enhance cow health in a unique new...
Beef
A good transition cow management plan is crucial for a successful dairy operation
A transition cow can be identified as a cow three weeks’ pre-calving and three weeks’ post-calving. Dairy cows face many...
Dairy
Preventing mastitis in early lactation
Mastitis is the most economically challenging disease on a dairy farm, it causes the swelling of the cow’s udder tissue...
Beef
What is Johne’s disease?
Johne’s disease is a bacterial disease of cattle and other ruminants for which there is currently no cure. Johne’s is...
Dairy
Latest auction sees GDT index record 3 boosts on the bounce
The Global Dairy Trade (GDT) index has recorded a small increase in its latest event to make it three consecutive...
Beef
Eradicating BVD in Northern Ireland ‘within reach’
Eradicating BVD is within reach for Northern Ireland – but the final push will need everyone committed to the cause,...
Dairy
Lakeland adds bonus payment to November milk price
Lakeland Dairies has become the latest processor to reveal its milk price for November supplies, announcing a special bonus for...
Agri-Business
Winter Fair People’s Champion of the Decade announced
A Co. Down Jersey has been crowned Winter Fair People’s Champion of the Decade, in an online competition run in...
Agri-Business
Dairy analysis: Mixed market with contrasting fortunes for butter and powders
It’s been a mixed few weeks for European dairy commodity markets with butter and SMP seeing contrasting fortunes, according to...
Agri-Business
300% increase in milk offered for Dale Farm fixed-price contract
Northern Ireland dairy co-operative Dale Farm has said it has seen “an almost 300%” increase in the volume of milk...
Dairy
New Müller scheme to incentivise collaboration, herd health and environment goals
Dairy giant Müller has launched a new programme to help UK farmers improve supply chain collaboration, herd health and their...
Dairy
Scottish heifer identified among world's highest-ranking Holstein females
A heifer on a Scottish farm has been identified as one of the highest-ranking genomic Holstein females in the world,...
Dairy
Strong performances across the board as GDT index rises
The Global Dairy Trade (GDT) index has recorded a strong boost to make for back-to-back increases in the last two...
