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
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...
Dairy
Herd management system a national first for Kerry farmer
A Kerry farmer has become the first in the Republic of Ireland to install a new farm management system that...
Dairy
First year figures from Belview - how did it do?
Belview, the €184m plant designed and built to supply product for export, processed 300m litres of milk last year, well...
Agri-Business
Danone forecasts European milk price rebound in the second half of the year
Dairy giant Danone has forecast that milk prices are expected to edge up this year, with variations from one geographical...
Dairy
US milk production increased on 2014 levels and it's showing no signs of stopping
US milk production for 2015 is up 1.3% on 2014 levels, the latest data from the US Department of Agriculture (USDA)...
Dairy
Kiwi dairy farmers told by government to 'stand on their own two feet'
New Zealand’s Finance Minister Bill English has ruled out any Government intervention as its dairy sector faces further milk price...
Dairy
LacPatrick and Kerry Group set milk prices for January
LacPatrick co-op has decided to cut its milk price to 25.25c/L for January supplies of milk, down from the 26.00c/L...
Dairy
Australia blames European dairy farmers for current poor prices
Ongoing milk production in Europe is to blame for keeping global milk prices depressed, according to Dairy Australia. Dairy Australia,...
Agri-Business
Global dairy markets expected to turn for the better, late in 2016 - Arla
Global dairy markets are expected to remain unpredictable and tough in 2016, but a turn for the better is anticipated...
Dairy
UK milk production falling but still above last year
Average UK daily milk deliveries fell by 1.4% in the first five weeks of 2016, instead of increasing during January...
