Agri-Business
Final results of Milk Quota Trading Scheme
The aggregate results of the 16th and final stage of the Milk Quota Trading Scheme were announced today by the...
Agri-Business
Agri-Business
Arla in merger mood
Dairy cooperatives Eupener Genossenschaftsmolkerei Walhorn (EGM Walhorn) and Arla Foods amba have today announced their intention to merge. The Boards...
Agri-Business
GIIL deal could lead to 50 job losses at Fivemiletown Creamery, Tyrone
Fivemiletown Creamery, Tyrone, may be shut down, with the loss of 50 jobs, according to a number of dairy analysts....
Agri-Business
Suspected South: North illegal movement of milk – latest news
The FSA in Northern Ireland, in conjunction with the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (DARD), supported by the PSNI...
Agri-Business
UFU President calls on to politicians ‘to look to the future’ on CAP reform
Ulster Farmers’ Union President Harry Sinclair has called on Northern Ireland’s politicians and administrators to ‘look to the future and...
Agri-Business
DeLaval commits to DSF
DeLaval has become an associated member of the Dairy Sustainability Framework (DSF). The newly established initiative enables the international dairy...
Agri-Business
Ciolos to hold meetings with MEPS on Delegated Acts
Dacian Ciolos, European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development is to hold meetings with MEPS over the next number of...
Agri-Business
UK dairy wholesale prices recover during March
According to DairyCo prices for both butter and cream markets recovered slightly in March as Easter demand brought some buyers...
Agri-Business
GIIL seek to do deal with Fivemiletown Co-op
Glanbia Ingredients Ireland Ltd (GIIL) has indicated to AgriLand that it is in advanced discussions with Fivemiletown Co-op regarding the...
Agri-Business
Comment: It’s time to reform the way our farming organisations are funded
Well done Strathroy Dairies. Courtesy of the bit of the business the company has just completed with its new group...
Agri-Business
Latest EU milk price trends
According to DairyCo, the January EU28 (excluding Malta) weighted average farmgate milk price stood at €40.03/100kg, down €0.21/100kg (0.5%) on...
Agri-Business
Fonterra first half earnings slump
Global Dairy exporter Fonterra reported a 41 per cent fall in first-half earnings courtesy of its interim results released today....
Agri-Business
International Dairy Prices to Ease Through 2014
Rabobank expects an easing of global milk pricing from mid to late second quarter of 2014, according to its most...
Agri-Business
Comment: How much more complicated can the CAP negotiations become?
In truth, the answer to the aforementioned question may well come courtesy of the IFA’s ‘chat’ with members of the...
Agri-Business
Why should New Zealand always be China's friend?
The news that China has struck a deal with Fonterra to establish a joint Dairy Exchange Centre may not have...
Agri-Business
China-New Zealand Dairy Exchange Centre
Fonterra has announced the launch of the China-New Zealand Dairy Exchange Centre in Beijing. The Centre is a joint initiative...
Dairy
Brakes could be put on expansion of New Zealand dairy sector
A new independent survey shows New Zealanders believe the economy is either too heavily dependent on dairy farming (37%) or...
Agri-Business
Support growing for UFU CAP reform proposals
UFU Policy Director Wesley Aston has confirmed that industry support is growing for the Union’s CAP reform proposals, centred on...
