Agri-Business
Fonterra invests $75m to increase high-value protein production
Fonterra has announced that it will invest $75 million to increase production of high-value protein dairy ingredients. The New Zealand...
Dairy
N.Ireland
Making sure your milking machine is operating to scratch
The milking machine is the most important piece of equipment on your dairy farm, as it is what gets the...
Dairy
Robotic Dairy Forum to offer information on 'every stage of conversion'
ForFarmers’ Robotic Dairy Forum, taking place this month, is set to provide information for those “at every stage of conversion”....
Dairy
Former monk runs ‘cow cuddling’ service for stress relief
Former monk, Grahame Barritt, has founded Wale’s first cow cuddling therapy service, ‘Cow Companions’, which offers people a chance to...
Dairy
Proving high yielding cows can be grazed successfully in Co. Down
In Northern Ireland, traditionally, a lot of the herds would be high yielding cows being milked on a total mixed...
N.Ireland
Maximising milk yield: To graze or not to graze
For many dairy herds across the country, the summer has been challenging to say the least, as maximising milk yield...
Beef
Buildings Focus: From beef to dairy with £1m investment
By Chris McCullough When converting beef housing to a brand new dairy unit, Robert Patton carried out a lot of...
Dairy
First Milk reports turnover increase to £476m
First Milk has reported turnover and operating profit increases, with its turnover sitting at £476 million, up from £456 million...
Dairy
Dairy company fined for 100% NZ claim on products of Indian origin
A dairy company has been issued a fine for claiming its products were entirely from New Zealand (NZ), despite some...
Dairy
Waitrose introduces free range cream products
Waitrose has introduced free range cream across some of its own label range with the aim of promoting higher animal...
Agri-Business
Arla Foods reports profit of €167 million in first half of 2024
Arla Foods has reported a net profit of €167 million for the first half of 2024 as well as a...
Dairy
Organic Herd increases October milk price by 2ppl
Organic Herd has announced a 2ppl increase in its member milk price effective from October 1, 2024. This follows a...
Agri-Business
Arla Foods to offer mozzarella blocks at GDT events
Arla Foods is set to begin offering mozzarella blocks Global Dairy Trade (GDT) events to UK and EU based customers...
Beef
AHDB 'Let's Eat Balanced' campaign to champion British meat and dairy
The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) has said its Let’s Eat Balanced campaign will once again seek to champion...
N.Ireland
Controlling lameness issues before the autumn closes in
While some farmers are focusing on securing a third cut of silage and getting fertiliser out, lameness control needs to...
N.Ireland
Supplying milk at a premium for Gruyere cheese with strict protocol
By Chris McCullough Dating back to medieval times, Gruyere is one of the most famous cheeses in the world, and...
Dairy
Dairy Focus: Better fertility and milk quality from crossbred herds
By Chris McCullough Around 120 delegates from across the world attended the VikingGenetics UK ProCROSS conference near Birmingham to learn...
Dairy
Lakeland Dairies increases milk price for July
The board of Lakeland Dairies has confirmed that the price for milk supplied in July will see an increase in...
