Dairy
Northern Ireland summit to address 'serious difficulties' facing dairy farmers
The Ulster Farmers Union is holding a summit for dairy farmers and the dairy industry on Thursday 27 August at...
Dairy Farming
Dairy
Kiwi dairy farmers told to cut 'unprofitable production'
With the continued decline in milk price, DairyNZ Chief Executive Tim Mackle has called on dairy farmers to cut unprofitable...
Other
More countries sell dairy product into intervention
Poland and Belgium last week moved to follow Lithuania’s lead in selling dairy product into intervention. It now means that...
Dairy
Agriculture ministers to meet in September on EU dairy 'crisis'
Following the growing concern about the economic situation in the dairy and in the livestock sectors in certain Member States...
Opinion
Glanbia has key questions to answer regarding its new share offer
Glanbia is fast gathering a significant rump of highly disgruntled farmer suppliers within its ranks, all of whom are totally...
Dairy
US farmers dump over 13m litres of milk they can't find buyers for
US domestic milk output is set to be the highest ever this year and US farmers are dumping their milk...
Dairy
Scottish dairy herds down but total cow numbers up
The number of dairy herds in Scotland has decreased to 982, down 19 in the six months to July 1,...
Dairy
Farmers are using less sexed semen this year (here's why)
Sexed semen demand has been lower than expected in 2015. This is primarily due to the lower milk price farmers...
Dairy
'Just because you don't live in Cork doesn't mean you can't grow lots of grass'
Farmers need to get over the stigma of location when it comes to growing grass, Teagasc’s Michael O’Donovan told farmers...
Dairy
How to manage cash flow on a dairy farm
Continuing low milk prices are putting real pressure on farm cash flow with fertiliser and contractor bills to be paid,...
Dairy
UK dairy entrepreneurs course to be relaunched
In order to meet demand for business training from aspiring dairy farmers the Royal Association of British Dairy Farmers (RABDF)...
Dairy
'My milk fat has dropped in the last two weeks – should I be worried?'
Questions from dairy farmers in relation to milk fat levels are frequent during May, according to Teagasc. It says the common...
Dairy
Excellent AI straw used on a very poor cow = poor heifer
Breeding replacements from only the best quality cows is vital on every dairy farm, according to Consultant Cathal McAleer. Working...
Dairy
Gross output figures peak at €6,091/ha on spring-calving dairy farms
The top 10% of dairy farms generated a gross output of compared to €4,392 on the average farms, according to...
Dairy
Gloves-looking after your cows and hands - AHI
Considering the broad range of jobs you do daily as a farmer, it is going to be very difficult to...
Dairy
Despite volatility, global dairy demand to grow by 2% - Rabobank
Regardless of occasional depressed market conditions caused by volatility, Rabobank believes that medium-term global demand in the global dairy market...
Dairy
Drought in New Zealand sees farms use 10,000L of water daily
South Island New Zealand dairy farmers are coming under extreme pressures in recent months due to a prolonged period of...
Dairy
How far can dairy cows walk?
Lameness is a disease that dairy farmers don’t hear much about, according to Teagasc Dairy Programme Manager Tom O’Dwyer, and...
