Dairy
‘Respiratory problems on the rise within calf rearing units’
The current humid conditions are predisposing young calves to higher than normal levels of respiratory- related health problems, according to...
Dairy
Dairy
'Ignoring the dry period could reduce herd productivity in 2016'
To ignore, or significantly shorten, the dry period could have a detrimental effect on the productivity of the herd in...
Dairy
Glanbia launches fixed milk and feed price scheme for suppliers
Glanbia Ingredients Ireland (GII) has launched a new Fixed Milk and Feed Price Scheme with a base of 30.25c/L (including...
Dairy
GDT Analysis: Dairy traders banking on EU to make up Kiwi production decline
Dairy traders are banking on the EU and other producers to make up for the likely significant reduction in New...
Dairy
Dairy farmers can look forward to 'volatility proof' EU loans
Dairy farmers can look forward to ‘volatility proof’ loans, according to the European Commissioner for Agriculture Phil Hogan. Speaking at...
Dairy
Six key steps to preventing milk fever in your herd this autumn
Cases of milk fever have been quite common this autumn. Milk fever is a calcium deficiency triggered by the increased...
Dairy
Global Dairy Trade reports downward prices for second month
Prices at the latest Global Dairy Trade auction have fallen on the last event. The results of the auction concluded...
Dairy
Farmers could be wasting €1,500 by not recording dry off dates
Farmers that don’t record dry offs do not receive an accurate annual report for their herd or valid lactations for...
Dairy
Futures markets signal another fall in Global Dairy Trade
Dairy products prices could fall again at tomorrow’s Global Dairy Trade auction with futures markets signalling a fall of 5%...
Beef
6.7% more calves registered on BVD programme than 2014
By the end of third quarter of 2015 just over 2m calves had been registered on the National BVD Eradication Programme,...
Dairy
‘Balanced dairy markets can deliver a 26p/L (36c/L) farmgate price’
United Dairy Farmers’ CEO David Dobbin has said that international dairy markets will deliver an average farmgate price of around...
Dairy
US dairy farmers thank their lucky stars and strong domestic market
US dairy farmers have been hit by global downward pressure on milk prices, but not to the same extent according...
Dairy
Video: British farmer makes vodka from milk
Vodka made from the milk of 250 dairy cows on Englands West Dorset coast will be stocked in Marks and...
Dairy
Only one country offered dairy product into intervention last week
France was the only country to offer dairy product into intervention for the week ending October 25, the latest figures...
Dairy
Fonterra hits milk production peak, but it's back on last year
Fonterra hit its seasonal milk production peak on October 22, 2015 with 86.9m litres of milk being processed on that...
Dairy
‘Maize crops yielding 20t/ac plus’
Maize crops in the south of the country are yielding up to 26t/ac fresh weight, according to Maizetech’s John Foley....
Dairy
Expanding dairy farmers have 2 options: get better or get bigger
Dairy farmers thinking of expanding have two options: get better or get bigger, according to Derry O’Donovan of the report ‘Opportunities...
Dairy
Arla UK holds November milk price
Arla Foods UK has held its on-account milk price for November at 23.04p/L. Arla had increased its October milk price...
