Dairy
How to condition score cows over 200 milking days
Cows in the herd over 200 days milking should have a condition score at the moment of 2.5, Michael Garvey...
Dairy
Dairy
Phil Hogan is living in an ivory tower, says North's Minister of Agriculture
The European Commissioner for Agriculture Phil Hogan is living in an ‘ivory tower’ and is not recognising the economic pressures...
Dairy
BVD - Do farmers still need to vaccinate?
BVD test results continue to be received at ICBF and there have been 1.89m results received since January 1 2015. Since the...
Dairy
GDT analysis: Weak Chinese demand continues to weigh on dairy trade
New Zealand bank ASB has cut its 2015/2016 milk price forecast to $5.00/kg after the Global Dairy Trade tumbled for...
Dairy
Simple steps to save up to €3,000 on your dairy farm
By pushing for high-quality grass this month and taking out the 1-2kg concentrate per day, a typical 100-cow dairy herd...
World News
A farm for 100,000 cows is being built in China
The construction of a farm for 100,000 cows has commenced in China, Russia Today the state-funded news website reports. The project is expected...
Dairy
Global Dairy Trade tumbles again - 8th consecutive drop
The Global Dairy Trade has fallen again, for the 8th consecutive time. At its latest auction, today (July 1) the...
Dairy
How to manage cash flow on a dairy farm
Continuing low milk prices are putting real pressure on farm cash flow with fertiliser and contractor bills to be paid,...
Dairy
How one dairy farmer milks 90 cows but owns no land
Noel McCall is a dairy farmer with a difference; he’s milking 90 cows but he owns none of the land...
World News
Video: Meet Blosom, the tallest cow in the world ever!
An American cow has set the Guinness World Record for being the tallest cow ever in the world. The Holstein...
Grass
Set stocking is not fit for purpose - grassland specialist advises
Irish livestock farmers could improve the output they achieve from grazed grass, if they moved away from set stocking, according...
Dairy
How to control the costs of milk production
Dairy margins will remain tight in the short term, and dairy farmers are asking what they can do to reduce...
Dairy
UK dairy entrepreneurs course to be relaunched
In order to meet demand for business training from aspiring dairy farmers the Royal Association of British Dairy Farmers (RABDF)...
Dairy
Number of farmers taking guaranteed milk price from Fonterra doubles
Fonterra has set its June Guaranteed Milk Price (GMP) at $5.25/kgMS; the same price as the opening 2015/16 forecast Farmgate Milk...
Dairy
Milk price recovery unlikely until late 2015 at best - Rabobank
There is unlikely to be any milk price recovery until late 2015 at best, according to Tim Hunt, Rabobank Global...
Agri-Business
Ben and Jerry's to produce dairy-free ice cream
One of the largest ice cream makers in the world is to start producing dairy-free ice cream. Ben and Jerry’s,...
Dairy
First Milk confirms annual losses of £22m
First Milk has confirmed pre-tax losses of approximately £22m for 2014/15. The farmer-owned dairy co-op has processing operations in England,...
Agri-Business
Consumers want more protein and supplements in milk
Milk consumers worldwide want more protein and supplements in milk, according to an international consumer study commissioned by Tetra Pak....
