Dairy
Whole Milk Powder prices could fall 10% at Global Dairy Trade tomorrow
Whole Milk Powder prices could fall by as much as 10% at tomorrow’s Global Dairy Trade auction, according to latest...
Dairy
Dairy
Fonterra increases its forecast earnings per share
Fonterra is increasing its forecast earnings per share, which will increase its total forecast cash payout to $4.95-5.00/kg of milk solids (MS). The...
Dairy
Asia rather than China alone will be a key driver for dairy exports
China is no longer the focus of the export drive that has been put in place by the Irish dairy...
Dairy
Australia's largest dairy farm with 17,800 cows sells for $250m
Australia’s largest dairy farm, Van Diemen’s Land Company (VDL) has been sold for a price in the region of A$250m...
Dairy
'Herds of 150 cattle or more are 50% more likely to suffer TB outbreak'
Herds of 150 cattle or more are 50% more likely to suffer a bovine TB outbreak than those with herds of...
Dairy
New Zealand central bank warns of dairy farmer debt
New Zealand’s Central Bank has warned of excessive debt building up on dairy farms as farmers struggle with low prices....
Dairy
Global Dairy Trade set to fall further
There’s set to be more bad news for dairy farmers from the Global Dairy Trade next week with futures markets...
Dairy
Dairy and sugar drive world food prices up - FAO
Major food commodity prices rose in October on September by 3.9% with dairy helping to drive the rise. The Food...
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
'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,...
