Dairy
Simple things done right on country's top dairy farm
‘Doing the simple things right’ was the key take away message from today’s open day on one of the country’s top...
Dairy Expansion
Dairy
Over 87,000 extra dairy calves born so far this spring
Dairy calves continue to be registered in high numbers with figures from the ICBF showing that dairy calf registrations are...
Dairy
Top Donegal and Westmeath dairy farmers to hold farm efficiency events
Aurivo and Teagasc will deliver a joint programme initiative aimed at enhancing output and profitability of milk production on farms...
Dairy
Herd health key as Waterford dairy farmers double cow numbers
Herd health is set to play a key role on the Ashdale Farm in Dungarvan, Co. Waterford as it continues to...
Dairy
Dairy farm walk: Journey from 50-220 cows on fragmented Sligo farm
A farm walk titled “Dairy Potential in the North-West; Dealing with Land Fragmentation” will take place on Joseph Dunphy’s farm...
Dairy
‘We are not in the business of supporting inefficient dairy farms’
Dairy farmers thinking of expanding need to be efficient first, the Minister for Agriculture, Simon Coveney told the Teagasc/ICOS dairy...
Agri-Business
€729m invested in dairy plants in last 2 years, here's where
Data from Enterprise Ireland shows that over the past two years some €729m has been invested in 36 dairy and...
Opinion
No point crying over spilt milk - quotas are gone and opportunity knocks
Today is possibly one of the most historically important days in Irish agriculture as we, finally, see the end of...
Dairy
Milk quotas come to an end after 31 years
Tuesday, March 31, was the last day of the milk quota regime. Introduced in 1984 as a temporary measure to...
Dairy
Upcoming seminar a must for those interested in grass measuring
A seminar entitled “Understanding Grass Measuring” with Barry Lynch of AgriNet is to be held tomorrow (Monday) night. Taking place...
Dairy
Top dairy farmers make well in excess of €3,000/ha net profit
The top 10% of spring and winter milk producers generated a net profit of €3,255 and €3,422/ha respectively in 2014,...
Dairy
'Dairy expansion not possible with current cow numbers'
Two successive years of falling AI usage within the national dairy herd has created a dearth in the number of...
Dairy
No EU milk surge expected in 2015 despite quota expiry
There is set to be no surge in European milk production in 2015, according to the European Commission’s latest outlook...
Dairy
Glanbia plant is home to 36km of pipes and can process 2.5m litres a day
Glanbia Ingredients Ireland’s officially opened its new hi-spec infant formula standard Belview facility. The facility will create employment for 1,600 direct...
Dairy
Glanbia's €185m Belview plant officially opened
Glanbia Ingredients Ireland’s hi-spec infant formula standard facility was officially opened today by An Taoiseach Enda Kenny. He was joined at...
Dairy
'Milk quota protected against bad prices but it also protected farmers from good prices'
Milk quota gave protection against the bad prices but it also protected farmers from good prices, Co Wicklow dairy farmer Shane...
Dairy
FrieslandCampina cites 'market stabilisation' as it ups milk price
FrieslandCampina has increased its milk price for February citing a stabilisation in global milk supplies. The FrieslandCampina guaranteed price for...
Dairy
Effect of once daily milking (OAD) on farmers' profit
With the country well over quota at present (+6%) many dairy farmers are considering once daily milking (OAD) as an...
