Dairy
Analysis: How will EU milk production respond to lower prices?
EU milk supply has continued to grow in recent months and in the first six months of the year milk...
Dairy Expansion
Dairy
Kiwi farmers say the once promising 2015 milk season now looks only breakeven
The 2014/15 season, which offered so much for New Zealand dairy farmers, has turned into a break even one for...
Dairy
The cow takes control with automatic milking
With the 20,000th Lely Astronaut about to be sold worldwide, the use of robotic milking machines has grown significantly in...
Dairy
‘Milk price would have to fall to 22c/L for me to be worse off than beef'
“Milk prices would have to drop to 22c/L for me to be worse off than I was in beef, when...
National Ploughing Championships
'Guardian angel for farmers' from Keenan
Keenan has launched what it says its customers are calling a ‘guardian angel’ for farmers, in the form of its...
Dairy
Making best use of blends on dairy farms this winter
The use of blends offers dairy farmers a number of key benefits, chief among them being the flexibility and versatility...
Dairy
Dairymaster Moo-ve for greater profitability on dairy farms
Dairymaster launched the much anticipated MooMonitor+ that monitors each individual cow’s health and fertility at its global headquarters in Causeway,...
Dairy
Dairy farmers worldwide now choosing Irish bulls
Last September ABS Ireland sent its first shipment of AI straws from their grassland programme to New Zealand. Since then...
Dairy
Hogan told he must not change course of EU milk policy
Even though Ciolos is stepping down as Commissioner for Agriculture at the end of the year, the new Commissioner in...
Dairy
Disinfection a key element when milking
Teat disinfection is a key element when milking, according to Teagasc, which recently issued a guide for dairy famers on...
Beef
Tired of the beef sector? Could contract heifer rearing work for you?
As we are facing into a new era post quota abolition Teagasc says contract rearing will become more widely practised...
Dairy
Netherlands dairy herd up 6% in 2 years
The May 2014 census results for the Netherlands indicate that total cattle numbers were up 2%, compared with a year...
Dairy
Kiwi tankers collecting milk every 9 seconds
The start of spring this week in New Zealand marks the start of the peak milk season which will see, at its...
Machinery
Lely predicts further growth in demand for milking robots
Lely is currently manufacturing up to eight A4 Astronaut Milking Robots per day at its production facility in the Netherlands....
Agri-Business
Arla investment of €38m in new whey plant
Leading European dairy processor Arla has announced that it is to invest €38m in a new whey-focused manufacturing plant, which...
Dairy
The hidden threat of Johne’s Disease
NMR (National Milk Records) veterinarian Karen Bond highlighted the growing challenge of Johne’s Disease on dairy farms throughout the UK...
Opinion
Brussels must not be allowed to fudge butterfat re-alignment argument
This week’s aid package announcement by Brussels may well turn out to be a double-edged sword for the Irish dairy...
Dairy
British buyers snap up Irish dairy heifers
[show-rjqc id=”21″] Latest figures in Britain indicate that farmers in the UK have been quite active in purchasing Irish-bred dairy heifers...
