Dairy
Study: Heat stress causing milk yield loss in cows
A study has determined that heat stress in dairy cows may be causing significant milk yield loss. As a result,...
Dairy
Agri-Business
Entries for 2022 RABDF Gold Cup competition now open
Entries for the 2022 Royal Association Of British Dairy Farmers (RABDF) Gold Cup competition are now being accepted, and will...
Agri-Business
Lakeland increases price on existing fixed milk-price contracts
Lakeland Dairies has today (Thursday, May 12) announced that it is increasing the price paid to farmers on existing fixed...
Agri-Business
Lakeland Dairies CEO to retire this year
The chief executive officer (CEO) of Lakeland Dairies, Michael Hanley has announced his decision to retire in December 2022. This...
Agri-Business
Study shows 11% methane drop in supplemented dairy cows
A new study has shown that cumulative methane output was reduced by almost 11% in dairy cows that received a...
N.Ireland
Northern Ireland dairy farmers urged to buy fertiliser and feed
Dale Farm members visiting this year’s Balmoral Show will be told that there is a sustainable future for dairy in...
N.Ireland
Mastitis control: 90% of farmers using SDCT
Mastitis is an inflammation of the cow's mammary gland, which is usually caused by bacteria entering the teat canal. Mastitis...
Dairy
Fonterra to expand trial on reducing methane emissions to more farms
New Zealand dairy cooperative, Fonterra, is to expand a trial which uses seaweed to reduce methane emissions from cows. In...
Agri-Business
American judge confirmed for UK Dairy Day
Holstein UK is delighted to announce that Adam Liddle from Argyle, New York will cross the Atlantic to cast his...
Agri-Business
Claim that Lakeland peak milk scheme will penalise farmers
The Irish Farmers' Association (IFA) has hit out at a milk supply scheme recently unveiled by Lakeland Dairies claiming that...
Agri-Business
Lakeland confirms milk price for March supplies
The board of Lakeland Dairies has today (Wednesday, April 13) confirmed the price that it will pay to farmers for...
Agri-Business
Lakeland CEO ‘reasonably confident’ dairy markets will cover farm costs
Lakeland Dairies is "reasonably confident" that the dairy markets will help cover the significant rise in input costs for its...
Agri-Business
Lakeland increases revenue by 20% to £1.09bn
Lakeland Dairies increased its revenues by 20% to £1.09 billion, according to the company's annual results for 2021 published today...
N.Ireland
Concern that NI farmers are not buying enough fertiliser
There is a growing concern that farmers in Northern Ireland (NI) are not buying enough fertiliser to meet their full...
Agri-Business
LMC welcomes academic questioning of Global Burden of Disease report
A group of leading academics - three of whom are Irish - have queried the veracity of the 2019 Global...
Agri-Business
Arla Foods aims for further expansion in Bangladesh
Arla Foods has said that it sees "great potential" for growth in its biggest market in southeast Asia; Bangladesh. The...
N.Ireland
Technology to address environmental constraints on NZ dairy farms
Dairy farming has been the backbone of New Zealand (NZ) for years. Recently however, the number of dairy farms has...
N.Ireland
Demand for beef AI in Northern Ireland continues to grow
The latest statistics confirm that demand for beef artificial insemination (AI) in Northern Ireland continues to grow at an ever...
