Beef
Calving this spring? Some great advice on farm safety around calving cows
Farmers must realise that they need to look after themselves when dealing with livestock. Livestock related accidents accounted for 22% of...
Dairy
Beef
TB levels down on 2014 levels - here's where has the worst herd incidence
Incidences of TB levels in cattle herds last year fell on 2014 levels, the latest figures from the Department of...
Dairy
UK calf registrations point to continued milk production growth in 2016
Final figures for British calf registrations in 2015 points to the potential for milk production to continue to grow across...
Dairy
Dutch farmers paid €14m to limit their milk supply
Farmers supplying Dutch dairy FrieslandCampina were paid a total of €14.1m for limiting their milk supply between January 1 and...
Dairy
Dairy tip of the month: Detecting mastitis with the California Mastitis Test (CMT)
Detect subclinical mastitis quick and easy this spring in cows and first lactation animals before including their milk in the bulk...
Dairy
French to look for EU aid for dairy farmers who cut milk production
France is to seek measures to curb milk supplies in Europe, according to reports this morning. The French Government has...
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
FrieslandCampina holds February milk price
FrieslandCampina has held its guaranteed price for raw milk supplies for February at €29.25 per 100kg, which is the equivalent...
Dairy
Dairy and meat prices drive world food prices down - FAO
Food commodity prices for January 2016 dropped by 16%Â on January last year, the latest figures from the Food and Agriculture...
Agri-Business
Arla to cut 500 jobs despite 'huge task' of finding markets for extra milk supplies
On the back of announcing a strategy last year to grow its business over the coming years, Arla has announced...
Dairy
UK Supermarket makes 100 day dairy grazing pledge
Milk suppliers to one of the UK’s largest supermarket chains must now have their cows at grass for at least...
Dairy
Handbrake yet to be pulled on Kiwi milk production
Most parts of New Zealand have had good rain this summer despite predictions of drought due forecast El Niño weather...
Dairy
Another drop in prices at the latest Global Dairy Trade auction
Dairy product prices decreased by 7.4% at today’s Global Dairy Trade (GDT) auction. This is the third consecutive drop in...
Dairy
Over 15,000t of dairy product offered to intervention in 2016
Ireland is continuing to offer dairy product into intervention, with 631t offered to the measure in the most recent week....
Dairy
EU extends storage aid for dairy products as markets remain poor
The private storage aid for butter and skimmed milk powder will be extended until September 30, 2016, following the approval...
Dairy
North's dairy farmers could be asked to reduce milk production levels
Dairy farmers in Northern Ireland could be offered the option of cutting their milk production levels, in lieu of a pro-rata...
Dairy
Video: Graphic video shows cows with their ears torn off by dogs
Two in-calf cows on a Co. Cork dairy farm had their ears torn off them after they were attacked by...
Dairy
Fonterra slashes milk price (now equivalent to 19c/L)
Fonterra has announced that it is cutting its 2015/16 forecast milk price to $4.15/kgMS, which is the equivalent of 19c/L....
