Dairy
'Difficult to predict future milk price for more than three months'
It is very difficult to predict future farm-gate milk price, as long-term price predictions are often inaccurate, according to Piet Boer....
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Glanbia, Kerry Group and Lakeland Dairies have set December milk price
Glanbia, Lakeland Dairies and Kerry Group have all held their milk price for December supplies of milk. Lakeland Dairies was...
Dairy
US dairy exports back 24% on 2014 levels
US dairy exports in November 2015 were just $377.3m, back 24% on the corresponding month in 2014, according to the US...
Dairy
Pick up in the sale of EU milk powder into intervention
There has been a significant increase in the last three weeks of European countries selling milk powder into public intervention,...
Dairy
US winter storm Goliath to have 'lingering affect' on milk supply
US winter storm Goliath storm will have a lingering affect on Texas’ milk supply, according to Darren Turley, Executive Director of the...
Dairy
What will define a recovery in global dairy markets?
Global dairy markets might not see a full recovery until 2017, according to Alan Levitt of the US Dairy Export Council....
Dairy
Average EU November milk price back 10.6% on November 2014
The November EU weighted average milk price stood at €30.78/100kg (22.40p/L), up €0.24/100kg (0.8%) on the previous month, according to...
Dairy
Fonterra announces record export volumes in December
New Zealand dairy giant Fonterra has announced it exported record volumes for the month of December 2015. Export data for...
Dairy
New Zealand dairy farmers hopeful of market conditions improving in 2016
Dairy farmers in New Zealand are more confident than their beef and sheep counterparts of market conditions improving in 2016....
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Kiwi dairy farmers feeling the effects of Global Dairy Trade drop
New Zealand dairy farmers are feeling the effects of the recent fall in the Global Dairy Trade auction according to...
Dairy
How to avoid antibiotic residue problems while milking this spring
Milk processors can apply stringent penalties if milk supplies are found to be positive for residues, according to Animal Health Ireland...
Dairy
Friesland Campina to pay its farmers a bonus for limiting milk supply
Dutch dairy Friesland Campina is to pay its farmers a bonus for limiting milk supply. Farmers are to be paid...
Dairy
Global Dairy Trade records drop in first auction of the New Year
The first Global Dairy Trade auction of 2016 recorded a decrease of 1.6% on the last auction held on December...
Dairy
'Dairy markets to improve gradually in 2016'
A gradual improvement in dairy market conditions in 2016 is expected once global stocks begin to clear, Lakeland Dairies CEO Michael Hanley...
Beef
How to get good quality colostrum and how soon it should be fed
Colostrum is the first milk a cow produces after calving and it is rich in antibodies to help fight infection...
Dairy
'Dairy farmers have no regrets about making the switch to once-a-day milking'
The majority of dairy farms who made the switch to once-a-day milking in recent years are very happy with this...
Beef
Treating scour in a newborn suckler or dairy calf
Scour refers to watery or custard-like faeces and results from a badly damaged gut, which leads to a loss in...
Dairy
'Correct drying off influences mastitis levels in the herd for the next 6-12 months'
Drying off is a key time for mastitis control on dairy farms, as it can influence the mastitis level in...
