N.Ireland
NI farmers have cut carbon intensity of milk by one third – CAFRE webinar
Milk producers in Northern Ireland are already well down the road of responding to the challenge of climate change, according...
Dairy Council for Northern Ireland
Dairy
Dairy Council elects new chair and vice-chair
Dairy Council for Northern Ireland has elected a new chairman and vice-chair to its board. Banbridge dairy farmer, Norman Thompson,...
N.Ireland
Going, going, Scone! Dairy Council NI’s best scone competition receives almost 15,000 votes
A competition run by the Dairy Council for Northern Ireland (NI) to find the region's best scone has received almost...
Agri-Business
Dairy Council NI launches new 3-year Sustainable Dairy Programme
The Dairy Council for Northern Ireland is it to take part in a new three-year sustainable dairy programme. The programme,...
Agri-Business
Farm groups commission Climate Change Bill impact assessment report
Northern Ireland's agricultural industry has commissioned an impact assessment report to evaluate how ambitions for Northern Ireland to achieve net-zero...
Dairy
Milk is still flowing south
According to Dairy Council for Northern Ireland chief executive Mike Johnston, milk produced in Northern Ireland continues to ‘flow’ cross...
Agri-Business
Northern Ireland dairy industry achieves 34% reduction in carbon emissions
Northern Ireland dairy has achieved a 34% reduction in carbon emissions since 1990, despite growing by two-thirds over the same...
Agri-Business
Time running out to grant special status for cross-border dairy companies
With just eight weeks to go until the end of the Brexit transition period and no ‘Plan B’ in place, time...
Dairy
Dairy Council NI warns of ‘certain doomsday scenario’ in no-deal Brexit
In the event of a no-deal Brexit, Northern Ireland’s (NI’s) dairy industry is “facing a major crisis”, according to the...
Dairy
New figures show NI dairy has slashed emissions as production surges
Northern Ireland dairy has seen a 50% increase in production since 1990. However, over the same period, the industry has...
N.Ireland
'Resource usage will double by 2050': Sustainability key for European dairy
Dairy sector leaders from across Europe and Northern Ireland gathered today (Thursday, September 27) to discuss the future sustainability of...
N.Ireland
New Dairy Council Chairman and Vice Chair elected
Mark Blelock, a dairy farmer from Co. Antrim, has been appointed Chairman of the Dairy Council for Northern Ireland at...
