Dairy
Fonterra cuts its forecast milk price to less than 18c/L
Fonterra has reduced its forecast Farmgate Milk Price for the 2015/16 season from $4.15 per kgMS to $3.90 (€2.39) per...
Dairy
Dairy
‘Rebel’ suppliers to receive their marching orders from Dairygold
Former Dairygold suppliers, many of whom switched allegiance and went to Arrabawn last year, began meeting with their former co-op...
Dairy
British dairy production starting to slow as farmers cut feed bills
Milk prices below many farmers the cost of production are starting to hit British milk supplies, according to latest figures...
Dairy
Concerns over EU's ability to stop milk prices falling 'even further'
The market support measures currently in place in the EU are starting to show signs of strain in the face...
Dairy
Glanbia launches fixed milk price scheme at 29c/L
Glanbia Ingredients Ireland (GII) has launched a new Fixed Milk Price Scheme with a base price of 29c/L (including VAT)...
Dairy
Large scale US dairy farms set to increase milk production
US dairy farmers are likely to grow their operations in the near future, according to Rabobank Dairy Analyst Tom Bailey....
Dairy
How to hit the 60% spring grazing target by mid-March
Grazing has been compromised over the last number of weeks on farms due to the weather and poor field conditions....
Agri-Business
UK dairy processors struggle to find markets for extra milk and cheese
UK dairy processors are finding it extremely difficult to find markets for milk and cheese this spring, due to the...
Dairy
Global Dairy Trade posts first rise of 2016
The fifth Global Dairy Trade auction of the year posted a rise in dairy prices for the first time this...
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...
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...
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
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,...
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...
Dairy
New Zealand wades in to blame European farming supports for poor dairy prices
New Zealand has waded into the war of words over who or what is to blame for low dairy prices....
Dairy
Handy tips to keep milking equipment from freezing
With severe frost promised this weekend, freezing weather conditions can affect farming in several ways. The problem of freezing of...
Dairy
Arla UK holds milk price despite market pressure
Despite ongoing downward pressure on dairy markets, Arla Foods is to hold its on-account milk price for March 2016. Arla is...
