Dairy
Autumn calving: Getting cows in good condition for breeding
We are now into the middle of November, which means that the start of the breeding season for the autumn...
Liquid Milk
N.Ireland
Why is the inclusion of dairy important in the diets of older people?
The inclusion of dairy products in the diets of older adults can reduce the number of falls and bone fractures...
N.Ireland
Food to remain a growth area for Marks and Spencer
Food is a growth area for Marks and Spencer (M&S) according to its senior agricultural manager. Peter Kennedy said that...
Dairy
How might Covid-19 impact on dairy and red meat sectors?
The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) dairy analyst Patty Clayton and her red meat colleague Duncan Wyatt have gone...
N.Ireland
Northern Ireland’s Dale Farm sees profits soar 16%
One of Northern Ireland’s largest agri-food companies, Dale Farm Cooperative, has seen its pre-tax profit increase by 16% to £7.9...
Opinion
Why should liquid milk producers be treated as a protected species?
Why should liquid milk producers be treated as a specialist stakeholder group within the dairy industry? Surely this approach to...
Dairy
IFA to hold liquid milk rally in Portlaoise
The IFA is to host a liquid milk rally in Portlaoise, Co. Laois on the evening of Tuesday October 25,...
Dairy
'Don't take locally produced, fresh liquid milk for granted'
It is crucial that neither retailers, dairies, regulators, government nor consumers would take locally produced, fresh liquid milk for granted...
Dairy
Fears of post quota exodus from winter milk production
There are fears that the post-quota era will see farmers leave winter milk production, according to the Teagasc dairy specialist,...
Dairy
'Pay-off for retailers in encouraging liquid milk imports from the North'
There is a pay-off for retailers to encourage processors in Northern Ireland to sell liquid milk in the south, increasing...
