Dairy
Milk Price Indicator to be reinstated in Northern Ireland
The decision has been made by the Ulster Farmers’ Union’s Dairy Committee to reinstate its Milk Price Indicator (MPI). The...
Dairy
Rural Life
Pics: Would you be interested in this 500ha farm in New Zealand?
A dairy and beef farm with close to 540ha of rolling countryside has recently being placed up for auction in...
Dairy
Steady as she goes for EU milk prices
European milk markets are expected to become more balanced in 2017, according to AHDB Dairy analysts. This will provide more...
Agri-Business
Will future risks be shared along the entire agri food chain?
The EU and national governments are seeking to reduce their exposure to farm payments moving forward, according to University of Limerick...
Dairy
Strathroy plans to secure more milk volumes in the Republic
Brexit will not be a deterrent to Strathroy Dairy increasing its milk pool in the Republic of Ireland, according to...
Dairy
White butter is taking off in the Middle East
Fonterra’s Research and Development Centre has developed a new white butter product to meet growing demand from manufacturers in the...
Dairy
€5m investment in Aurivo facilities underway in the west
Aurivo, one of Ireland’s leading agri-businesses, has put plans in motion to carry out a €5m investment in its facilities in...
Dairy
LacPatrick increases December milk price
LacPatrick co-op has announced that it will be increasing its milk price by 1c/L for December supplies. This will leave...
Dairy
Higher milk prices and lower feed prices drive US milk production up in 2016
Milk production in the 23 major milk producing States during December totaled 16.8 billion pounds, up 2.4% from December 2015, the...
Dairy
Holstein heifer calf sells for over €175,000 in Australia
A Holstein heifer calf recently sold for $251,000 (€177,500) at an auction in Australia, breaking the previous national record. The two-month-old...
Dairy
Aurivo the latest co-op to increase December milk price
Aurivo has increased its December milk price by 1c/L, a spokesperson for the co-op has confirmed. This will bring Aurivo’s...
Beef
Limousin and Charolais lead the way in Northern calf registrations
Limousin and Charolais accounted for 52.3% of calf registrations in Northern Ireland in 2016, figures from the Livestock and Meat Commission...
N.Ireland
North's 'beef from grass' projects oversubscribed by nearly 170%
Over 80 farmers in Northern Ireland have applied to take part in AgriSearch’s two new, on-farm research projects – an over-subscription...
Dairy
Dairy farmers to stage protest in Brussels later this month
European dairy farmers are to stage a day of action later this month in Brussels to demand a permanent crisis instrument...
Dairy
Value of Irish dairy exports to the UK drops 10% in 2016
A decline of over 10% was recorded in the value of Irish dairy exports in 2016 to the UK at...
Dairy
Empty rates in cows fall threefold as farmers improve heat detection skills
The percentage of empty cows in a herd at the end of the year has fallen to between 6-7% in the...
Dairy
Pics: Triplet calves get 2017 calving season off to a start on one farm
One farmer arrived out to his shed yesterday evening to the surprise of triplet Holstein Friesian calves, two bulls and...
Dairy
'Selective dry cow therapy is the future for dairy'
Selective dry cow therapy will be used as a key driver in bringing down the quantities of antibiotics used within...
