Agri-Business
Kerrygold butter to be hit by new 33% US tariff
The US has this week increased the tariff on imported butter to the tune of an extra $.51c/kg. The move increases...
Dairy
Dairy
Chinese milk powder imports back to 'normal levels'
In China, imports of Whole Milk Powder and Skimmed Milk Powder are back to normal levels, according to the European...
Dairy
Another big price rise at Global Dairy Trade auction
Dairy product prices rose 9.9% at the latest Fonterra Global Dairy Trade auction. The event represents the fourth positive auction for...
Dairy
EU milk prices decline at lowest rate since February
EU milk prices are expected to decline by 0.2% in September; the lowest rate since February, the latest Milk Market...
Dairy
Commission adopts first elements of €500m package for farmers
The first elements of the special aid package for EU farmers worth €500m, announced by the European Commission in early...
Dairy
Delayed drying off may benefit dairy farmers this autumn - Co. Cork advisor
Dairy farmers should consider milking on their cows and delaying drying off this autumn as it may be financially beneficial...
Dairy
Flat rate dairy payment with top-up for young farmers on the cards
Ireland’s €13.7m in targeted support for dairy farmers looks set to be distributed by means of a flat rate payment...
Dairy
Expansion can challange herd health which can 'make or break a farm'
The health of a herd will be challenged during expansion which can either make or break the farm. Smooth expansion...
Dairy
'Very good dairy farmers have little room to make cutbacks'
Ireland’s best dairy farmers have very little room to make cutbacks during a difficult milk price year, according to Michael Brady...
Dairy
Northern Ireland milk production up 3.1% as milk price falls 31.6%
Milk production in Northern Ireland in August 2015 was 180.15m litres, up 3.1% year-on-year, statistics from the Department of Agriculture...
Dairy
Tesco to increase number of British dairy farmers on direct contracts
Tesco UK has announced that it will increase the number of farmers on direct contracts by a quarter by spring...
Dairy
What does pasture really cost you as a farmer?
It has been suggested recently that as a feed, pasture is more expensive than supplements, but DairyNZ developer Sean McCarthy disagrees...
Dairy
Almost 20,000t of EU milk powder now in intervention
Almost 20,000t of skimmed milk powder has now been offered to public intervention, according to latest figures from the Milk...
Dairy
New Zealand dairy farmers get boost as Fonterra increases its forecast payout
Fonterra is lifting its forecast total available for payout for the 2015/16 season and also signaled that milk production will...
Dairy
Dairy farmers - last nine months have been tough? Real problems to hit next spring
Dairy farmers are facing real problems next spring according to Shane Fitzgerald, a dairy farmer from Co. Cork. Speaking at...
Beef
New Zealand cow cull up 107% in August
The has been a massive increase in the number of cull cows coming forward for slaughter in New Zealand, figures...
Dairy
Northern farming body Fair Price Farming unimpressed with dairy aid package
Last week’s EU dairy aid package for agriculture is fundamentally weak but does contain a few positive themes of a...
Dairy
What the new Private Storage Aid measures are all about
Like public intervention, Private Storage Aid (PSA) is a traditional market management measure to reduce oversupply on the EU market...
