Dairy
FrieslandCampina cuts milk price due to drop in dairy prices
FrieslandCampina has cut its guaranteed price for raw milk for March 2016 to €28.50/100kg of milk. That’s the equivalent of...
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Beef
Three EU countries now cleared to export beef to the US
The Netherlands has been cleared to export beef to the US market, making it the third EU country after Ireland...
Dairy
Dairy bull calves better shot than exported or mistreated, says animal welfare group
It is better to promptly and humanely slaughter unwanted dairy bull calves born this spring than for them to be...
Agri-Business
Love wine? Love ice cream? Now you can have the two combined!
If you’re a fan of ice cream and wine, you’re in luck as a company in the US has created...
Dairy
Global Dairy Trade may post its first rise of 2016 tomorrow
The fifth Global Dairy Trade of the year takes place tomorrow and the latest dairy futures market suggests the auction...
Agri-Business
Tyrone dairy farmer appointed as Vice-Chairman of Lakeland Dairies
Colin Kelso, a dairy farmer from Co. Tyrone, has been appointed as Vice-Chairman of Lakeland Dairies. The Dungannon farmer joined...
Environment
'Planting just uplands is not enough to combat carbon emissions'
Planting the upper lands of Ireland is not enough to combat Ireland’s carbon emissions when farmers on the lower lands...
Agri-Business
Improved Fonterra facility to process four times more milk than Belview
Fonterra recently unveiled three new processing plants at its Edendale facility on the South Island of New Zealand. The development, which...
Beef
Late spring turnout sees incidents of mastitis cases jump 100%
The number of E-coli mastitis cases on dairy farmers has doubled this spring compared to the same period last year,...
Agri-Business
Have your say on EU bioenergy policy
The European Commission is seeking your views on an EU policy for sustainable bioenergy from 2020 to 2030. Bioenergy is...
Arable
The volumes of surplus wheat in the UK is up 38%
The surplus of wheat in the UK available for either export or for free stock is up 38% on last...
Agri-Business
Tesco figures show continuing reduction in Campylobacter levels
New figures released by Tesco UK show that the retailer is continuing to reduce the levels of Campylobacter in its...
Beef
Australian sheepmeat production to fall this year, but demand to remain high
Australian sheepmeat production in 2016 is forecast to fall 5% below 2015 levels, due to earlier slaughterings late last year....
World News
'Half of England on course to be TB-free by 2019'
The UK’s Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) is on course to declare half of England TB-free by...
Environment
Europe expected to plant 600,000ha of forestry to combat climate change
Investment in forestry over the next five years will have a big impact on the environment, as it will result...
Dairy
Intervention price must increase - Dairy UK
The Chairman of Dairy UK has written to the UK Farming Minister George Eustice, to raise concerns about the rapidly...
Agri-Business
Farming Simulator 17 confirmed for release at the end of 2016
Are you a fan of Farming Simulator? Good news for you if you are as Farming Simulator 17 is to...
N.Ireland
Cow throughput in the North remains strong compared to Republic
Cow throughput at plants in Northern Ireland for the six week period ending February 20 stood at 11,289 head, the...
