Dairy
Fonterra chief says milk prices to improve in second half of year
Milk prices should improve in the second half of the year, according to Fonterra Chief Executive, Theo Spierings. He told the...
Dairy
Dairy
FrieslandCampina cuts August milk price to 27.55c/L
FrieslandCampina has cut its guaranteed milk price for raw milk for August to €28.50 per 100kg of milk which is the...
Rural Life
Video: Watch one Kiwi farmer fly to work on his farm
New Zealand farmer Harry Meijer has a unique way of going to work; he uses a zipline to go from...
Agri-Business
Nestlé remains world's largest dairy company; turnover of €20.9 billion
Nestlé remains the world’s largest dairy company, with a turnover of €20.9 billion in 2014, according to Rabobank. The Global...
Other
More countries sell dairy product into intervention
Poland and Belgium last week moved to follow Lithuania’s lead in selling dairy product into intervention. It now means that...
Dairy
EU dairy product quotes fall as much as 5% in 2 weeks
The European Milk Market Observatory meet in Brussels yesterday (Tuesday) and officials from the European Commission are not likely to...
EU
Pics of French farmers protesting with gusto
Over the past week French farmers have blockaded roads, set pyres of tyres on fire and set pigs lose in...
Dairy
'Last cows out of the parlour eat lower-quality grass'
The cows that leave the milking parlour last and go onto grass could be regularly eating lower-quality grass, a new...
EU
French farmers block trucks with foreign food from entering France
Over 1,000 farmers in France today (July 27) set up roadblocks blocking food imports from Germany and Spain. This is the latest...
Agri-Business
Danone reports sales up 4.5%, fresh dairy sales down year-on-year
Danone has posted a 4.5% year-on-year increase in sales for the second quarter (Q2) of 2015 and sales in the first...
Dairy
US June milk production up 0.7% year-on-year
Milk production in the US in June is up 0.7% to 16.4 billion pounds (7.2m litres) year-on-year however it is down...
Dairy
Would you try camel milk? Ray D'Arcy did on live radio
Have you ever heard of camel milk? A Dutch camel farm is supplying camel milk to musclefood.com and Ray D’Arcy...
Agri-Business
China overtakes US as biggest ice cream market
China has overtaken the US as the world’s biggest ice cream market for the first time, new research from Mintel...
World News
French farmers block roads as '25,000 face bankruptcy'
French farmers have caused total gridlock in northwestern France in recent days, by blocking the roads with their tractors and machinery...
Dairy
'Herd health improved with Lely milking robots'
The introduction of Lely robotic milking technology has been viewed by many dairy farmers as an opportunity to get out...
Dairy
Dairygold cuts 1c/L for June milk while Carbery to pay just short of 29c/L
The Carbery Group has confirmed a milk price for June of approximately 28.9c/L (including VAT and an SCC bonus of...
Dairy
Aurivo’s June milk price cut by 2c/L
Aurivo is paying 28c/L (including VAT) for June milk, down 2c/L on the previous month. “We have no option but...
Dairy
Robotic milking will allow Cork farm expand by 40%
Increased milk production, grassland management and herd health are all major benefits of the Lely robotic milking system, according to...
