N.Ireland
Tollymore and Crossgar – two new grass varieties from AFBI
Tollymore and crossgar are two new grass varieties included on the recently released 2022/2023 Recommended Grass and Clover Lists (RGCL)...
Dairy
N.Ireland
Autumn-calving: Getting ready for calves
The autumn-calving season will be getting underway on many dairy farms in the coming days and weeks. With the calving...
Agri-Business
Fonterra officially launches electric milk tanker
New Zealand dairy cooperative, Fonterra has officially launched the country’s first electric milk tanker. Named ‘Milk-E’ by a Fonterra farmer,...
N.Ireland
Breeding season: Time to pull the bull
All good things must come to an end, so it is now time to pull the bull and end the...
N.Ireland
Resilience for Dairy project hosts over 70 delegates for cross-border tour
Over 70 delegates consisting of farmers, scientists and advisors from 14 countries across Europe visited Northern Ireland and the Republic...
Agri-Business
GDT price index records third decrease in a row
The Global Dairy Trade (GDT) price index has dropped by 5% following its latest trading event which took place earlier...
N.Ireland
NI Protocol essential for north’s dairy sector – McAleer
Sinn Féin MLA Declan McAleer has said that the north’s dairy sector will be severely impacted by the Northern Ireland (NI)...
N.Ireland
Experts gather to discuss future of dairy cow monitoring
More than 100 experts from around the globe gathered in Graz, Austria this week to discuss the data-driven future of...
Agri-Business
Significant drop in GDT price index after latest event
The Global Dairy Trade (GDT) price index has dropped by 4.1% following its latest trading event which took place earlier...
Agri-Business
Danone to launch ‘dairy and plants blend’ infant formula
Danone is launching a new infant formula which is composed of a blend of dairy and plant-based ingredients. The global...
Agri-Business
Livestock methane-reducing product gets commercial contract in Oz
CH4 Global Inc. has announced the first commercial sale and supply of its Asparagopsis-based methane-reducing product for ruminant animals to...
Agri-Business
Fonterra increases milk price forecast due to strong global demand
New Zealand dairy cooperative, Fonterra, has today (Thursday, June 23) increased its forecast farmgate milk price range for next year. In...
Agri-Business
GDT price index down by 1.3% following latest auction
The Global Dairy Trade (GDT) price index has fallen by 1.3% following its latest trading event which took place today...
N.Ireland
Maximising milk from grass in south Tyrone
Father and son team, Philip and David Clarke, milk 84 crossbred cows, all spring calving, between Ballygawley and Augher in...
Agri-Business
Lakeland increases base milk price for May supplies
The board of Lakeland Dairies has today (Monday, June 13) announced the co-operative’s milk price for May, which includes supplementary...
Dairy
Breed championships among highlights of Sommet de l’Elevage
The 31st edition of the Sommet de l’Elevage will be held from October 4-7, 2022 in Clermont-Ferrand, France with various...
Agri-Business
Arla officially opens €190m German dairy plant expansion
Arla Foods has officially opened a €190 million expansion of its dairy production facility in Germany in a bid to...
N.Ireland
Parts of Co. Armagh on BVD alert
Parts of Co. Armagh are on Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD) alert. This follows an upsurge of the disease on farms...
