Dairy
Australia blames European dairy farmers for current poor prices
Ongoing milk production in Europe is to blame for keeping global milk prices depressed, according to Dairy Australia. Dairy Australia,...
Dairy
N.Ireland
North's farmers must be highly efficient against volatility - Danske Bank
Farmers and food producers in Northern Ireland must be highly efficient if they are to overcome challenges caused by ongoing global...
Beef
Organic milk and meat is 'more beneficial' than conventionally produced products
Organic milk and meat contain around 50% more beneficial omega-3 fatty acids than conventionally produced products, a new study by...
Dairy
Global Dairy Trade down for fourth consecutive time
The fourth Global Dairy Trade (GDT) of 2016 recorded a drop of 2.8%, making it the fourth consecutive drop in...
Dairy
Glanbia sets milk price for January supplies
Glanbia has held its January milk price for its member suppliers at 25c/L including VAT. This price is inclusive of...
Dairy
Tesco UK extends additional financial support for dairy farmers until spring
Tesco has announced that it will extend its additional financial support for British dairy farmers until mid-April this year. Six...
Dairy
Australian milk production to decrease by 2% in 2016
Dairy Australia has revised its milk production forecast for 2015/16 and anticipates an overall decrease of between 1% and 2% for...
Beef
TB levels down on 2014 levels - here's where has the worst herd incidence
Incidences of TB levels in cattle herds last year fell on 2014 levels, the latest figures from the Department of...
Dairy
Dutch farmers paid €14m to limit their milk supply
Farmers supplying Dutch dairy FrieslandCampina were paid a total of €14.1m for limiting their milk supply between January 1 and...
N.Ireland
No solutions served up at crisis dairy meeting in Belfast
UFU president Ian Marshall has described the outworking of this week’s crisis dairy meeting in Belfast as an opportunity for all parties...
Dairy
Dairy tip of the month: Detecting mastitis with the California Mastitis Test (CMT)
Detect subclinical mastitis quick and easy this spring in cows and first lactation animals before including their milk in the bulk...
N.Ireland
'Northern dairy farmers should not have to cut production'
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) is not supporting calls for dairy farmers in Northern Ireland to cut back production levels,...
Dairy
FrieslandCampina holds February milk price
FrieslandCampina has held its guaranteed price for raw milk supplies for February at €29.25 per 100kg, which is the equivalent...
Dairy
Dairy and meat prices drive world food prices down - FAO
Food commodity prices for January 2016 dropped by 16% on January last year, the latest figures from the Food and Agriculture...
N.Ireland
Northern Ireland milk production powers ahead of 2014 levels
Northern Ireland milk volumes increased last year on 2014 by 2.7%, figures from the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development...
World News
US cattle numbers increase 3% year-on-year
US cattle numbers are on the up, with increases in numbers recorded in both the dairy and beef herds, the...
Dairy
Another drop in prices at the latest Global Dairy Trade auction
Dairy product prices decreased by 7.4% at today’s Global Dairy Trade (GDT) auction. This is the third consecutive drop in...
Dairy
Over 15,000t of dairy product offered to intervention in 2016
Ireland is continuing to offer dairy product into intervention, with 631t offered to the measure in the most recent week....
