Dairy
Milk prices in 'free fall' across Europe as further price collapse predicted
Milk prices are in free fall across Europe, according to the European Milk Board (EMB), which is predicting further price...
Dairy Expansion
Dairy
How to make contract rearing work for you
Increasing numbers of dairy farmers are getting their young stock reared by another farmer under contract rearing arrangements. In some...
Dairy
'Price volatility is a real fear for new dairy entrants'
Price volatility is a real fear for new entrants and different pricing options is something that appeals to farmer suppliers,...
Dairy
Wanted: 12,000 acres to build dairy farm to supply China with baby formula
One of the richest women in the world is looking for over 12,000 acres of land to set up a...
Dairy
Will producing extra milk achieve a profit or even a return on investment?
With just over five months to go to quota removals in the EU, the big question for many farmers looking...
Dairy
2015 may see the perfect 'cash flow storm’ in dairying
Next year is going to create the perfect cash flow storm for dairy farmers, according to Declan McEvoy, Head of Tax with...
Dairy
Want to get a loan? Know what your current account is for…
Too many people see their current account overdraft as a target, not a limit, according to Anne Marie Butler, Agricultural...
Beef
Scottish dairy on the up at the expense of sucklers
Latest figures show that the dairy herd in Scotland is on the increase while the opposite is the case for...
Dairy
Dairy expansion must deliver enhanced farm incomes – O'Leary
The envisaged expansion of the dairy sector post quotas must deliver enhanced income opportunities for Irish milk producers, IFA Deputy President...
Dairy
New Zealand milk collection up 4.5% as peak nears
Milk collection across New Zealand to September 30 reached 322 million kgMS, 4.5% higher than the same period last year...
Dairy
EU Ministers to consider measures to support milk market
At the request of the Polish delegation, the European Council of Agriculture Ministers will take stock of the possibility of...
Dairy
More milk processed into powders and butter
More milk is being processed into powders and butter according to the European Commission’s latest outlook. It says between January...
Dairy
UK produced an extra billion litres of milk this year
Farms in the UK have increased production by more than 1 billion litres of milk this year – almost an...
Arable
Dairy farmers increasingly buying up prime arable land
When examining the profile of buyers in the latest Sherry FitzGerald Agricultural Land Price Index, dairy farmers were found to...
Dairy
Dairy consumption to rise by 36% in next decade
Global dairy consumption is expected to rise by 36% by 2024, with widening gap between developed and emerging dairy markets,...
Dairy
Domestic milk intake up 2.7% in August
Domestic milk intake by creameries and pasteurisers was estimated at 609.0 million litres for August 2014. This was 2.7% above...
Dairy
After 4 years in dairying, I'm happy with the decision, says new entrant
After four years in dairying, new entrant Jim Dunne, told farmers at the Glanbia stand at the National Ploughing Championships that...
Dairy
'People are spending too much money getting into cows'
People are spending too much money getting into cows and should keep their hands in their pockets, according to dairy...
