Beef
Treating scour in a newborn suckler or dairy calf
Scour refers to watery or custard-like faeces and results from a badly damaged gut, which leads to a loss in...
Dairy
Dairy
Pics: Farmers send fresh milk to Juncker for not reacting to Hogan letter
Dairy farmers from across Europe have been sending fresh milk to European Commission President Jean Claude Juncker. According to the European...
Dairy
Rabobank expects brakes to be applied to milk production in 2016
Rabobank expects the brakes to be applied to milk production in export regions in the first half of 2016, according to...
Dairy
New Zealand dairy herd decreases for first time in 10 years
In New Zealand, the number of dairy cattle has dropped for the first time since 2005, according to Statistics New...
Dairy
Lakeland Dairies holds milk price for November
Lakeland Dairies has held its milk price for November at 26.25c/L. It is the first co-op to set its milk...
World News
Dairy and meat prices drive world food prices down
The Food and Agricultural Organisation’s (FAO) Food Price Index was down 1.6% in November on October, with dairy and meat...
EU
A new report has looked at what EU farmgate prices will be like in 10 years time
A new report from the European Commission has looked at the future for farmgate prices across the EU over the...
Dairy
October milk production in the North 1.2% higher on last year
Milk production in Northern Ireland in October 2015 was 1.2% higher than October 2014, figures from the Department of Agriculture...
Machinery
Lely T4C Vector provides reports designed to improve feed efficiency
The latest version of the Lely T4C management system provides reports that offer more insights into feed costs in relation...
Dairy
China's infant formula demand to increase by 10% - Rabobank
Demand for infant milk formula in China is expected to increase by 10%, after China relaxed its one-child policy; allowing...
Agri-Business
Fonterra to sell its 50% stake in US joint venture
Fonterra is to sell its 50% interest in Dairiconcepts, the co-ops US joint venture with Dairy Farmers of America (DFA)....
Dairy
'Innovation at processing level will not increase milk prices'
Innovation at processing level will not increase farmgate milk prices per se, according to Glanbia Chairman Henry Corbally. “Rather it will...
N.Ireland
Dairy farmers in the North start to receive EU aid payments
Dairy farmers in Northern Ireland and the rest of the UK started to receive their EU aid payments, two weeks...
Dairy
Global Dairy Trade falls for third consecutive month
Dairy product prices at the latest Global Dairy Trade auction have fallen on the last event. The results of the...
Dairy
New Zealand dairy cows are producing 18% more milk than 10 years ago
The average New Zealand dairy cow produced on average 4,235L of milk last season, 18% more than 10 years ago...
Dairy
Fonterra increases its forecast earnings per share
Fonterra is increasing its forecast earnings per share, which will increase its total forecast cash payout to $4.95-5.00/kg of milk solids (MS). The...
Dairy
Australia's largest dairy farm with 17,800 cows sells for $250m
Australia’s largest dairy farm, Van Diemen’s Land Company (VDL) has been sold for a price in the region of A$250m...
Agri-Business
LacPatrick's £30m investment to double Tyrone plant capacity
LacPatrick co-op has announced that it is to invest £30m in its Artigarvan-based value-added dairy ingredients plant. The new facility...
