Dairy
Lakeland Dairies cuts its July milk price
Lakeland Dairies has cut its July milk price by 1c/L to 27c/L (VAT inc) after the board met today (Thursday),...
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Machinery
Video: The square baler that made 10,000 bales in 24hr
The Massey Ferguson’s square baler option (MF1840) was on display at its the manufactures unveiling of its latest equipment range...
Dairy
Fonterra to cut significantly the volume of product sold on GDT
Fonterra is significantly reducing its GlobalDairyTrade (GDT) offer quantity forecasts for the next 12 months. Since its inception in 2008...
Dairy
UK becomes the fourth country to sell milk powder into intervention
The UK has become the fourth country to sell dairy product into intervention. According to latest statistics from the European...
N.Ireland
400 piglets and 32 sows killed in Co. Tyrone farm fire
Some 400 piglets and 32 sows have been killed in a fire on a Co. Tyrone farm, according to the...
Dairy
No government dig out for struggling Kiwi dairy farmers
Dairy farmers in New Zealand will not be offered special financial support from the New Zealand government, despite facing significant...
Dairy
Northern Ireland summit to address 'serious difficulties' facing dairy farmers
The Ulster Farmers Union is holding a summit for dairy farmers and the dairy industry on Thursday 27 August at...
Beef
Europe reduces its BSE testing criteria
The European Commission has reduced the amount of specified risk material (SRM) that needs to be checked under its BSE...
Dairy
US dairy giant quits Global Dairy Trade
Land O’Lakes – the fifth largest dairy in the US – has quit the Global Dairy Trade (GDT) after just...
Beef
EU ground beef market remains 'positive' despite drop in UK beef consumption
The AHDB (the organisation for English beef and sheep) has highlighted that there has been some positives for the EU...
Dairy
'Re-introduction of quotas by the back door would be criminally stupid'
Supply management or quotas has long proven to be a completely redundant policy measure, according to Conor Mulvihill European Affairs Executive at...
Sheep
UK sheep meat imports from Ireland dropped 33% in June
UK sheep meat imports for June dropped by 30% and those from Ireland dropped by 33%. The AHDB (the organisation...
Dairy
'Farmer friendly' milk launched in the UK with 10p/L going direct to farmers
Morrisons is set introduce a ‘farmer friendly’ milk, which it says could benefit dairy farmers in the UK. The new...
Agri-Business
€5m funding for organic sector launched - grants of up to €500,000 available
The new Grant Aid Scheme for the development of the organic off-farm processing sector has been opened. The Minister of State...
Beef
IFA says farmers disheartened by the usual factory 'propaganda' at Tullamore show
Cattle farmers at the Tullamore Show who are very annoyed with the recent price cuts from the factories, according to IFA...
Opinion
US market offers an outlet for UK carcass trimmings
The export target for Irish beef in the US should be carcass trimmings which would be used to manufacture burgers....
Dairy
'UK unlikely to push for a hike in dairy intervention prices'
It is highly unlikely that the UK’s Minister for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Liz Truss will go to...
World News
'Drastic action' called for to ensure the future of UK farming - NFU
Drastic action must be taken to address issues regarding the sale and supply of food, according to the National Farmers...
