Dairy
Further dairy protests planned for Northern Ireland
Approximately 150 dairy farmers protested outside Tesco and ASDA supermarkets in Enniskillen last night. Co. Tyrone milk producer William Maxwell was...
Dairy
Beef
Dairy cull up 7% in Northern Ireland - LMC
The Northern Irish cow kill is 46% higher this week than the corresponding week last year reports the Livestock and...
Dairy
World milk production jumped by 850,000t in first 5 months of 2015
At world level, milk production increased by some 825 000 t in the first 5 months of the year, mainly due to...
Dairy
'Northern processors may go bust if dairy downturn continues'
Northern Ireland’s dairy processing sector is operating at a significant loss, according to Fane Valley Chief Executive Trevor Lockhart. Speaking...
Dairy
European protests show 'desperate' situation of dairy farmers -EMB
Protests by dairy farmers in Europe are highlighting the challenges facing milk producers reports the European Milk Board (EMB). Only...
Dairy
Kiwi dairy farmers told to cut 'unprofitable production'
With the continued decline in milk price, DairyNZ Chief Executive Tim Mackle has called on dairy farmers to cut unprofitable...
Dairy
Dairy Crest cuts milk price as suppliers sign up to producer organisation
UK dairy company Dairy Crest has cut its standard September liquid milk price by 1.4p/L (to 21.6p/L), while farmers on...
Dairy
Poll: Dairy farmers: What's your cost of production?
Farmers are being advised to ensure their cost production is as low as possible as milk prices continue to fall....
Dairy
Fonterra chief says milk prices to improve in second half of year
Milk prices should improve in the second half of the year, according to Fonterra Chief Executive, Theo Spierings. He told the...
Dairy
FrieslandCampina cuts August milk price to 27.55c/L
FrieslandCampina has cut its guaranteed milk price for raw milk for August to €28.50 per 100kg of milk which is the...
Agri-Business
Nestlé remains world's largest dairy company; turnover of €20.9 billion
Nestlé remains the world’s largest dairy company, with a turnover of €20.9 billion in 2014, according to Rabobank. The Global...
Dairy
EU dairy product quotes fall as much as 5% in 2 weeks
The European Milk Market Observatory meet in Brussels yesterday (Tuesday) and officials from the European Commission are not likely to...
Dairy
'Last cows out of the parlour eat lower-quality grass'
The cows that leave the milking parlour last and go onto grass could be regularly eating lower-quality grass, a new...
Dairy
Agriculture ministers to meet in September on EU dairy 'crisis'
Following the growing concern about the economic situation in the dairy and in the livestock sectors in certain Member States...
Agri-Business
Danone reports sales up 4.5%, fresh dairy sales down year-on-year
Danone has posted a 4.5% year-on-year increase in sales for the second quarter (Q2) of 2015 and sales in the first...
Dairy
Arla UK cuts milk price for third consecutive month
Arla Foods has cuts its UK milk price for August by 1c/kg – 0.8p when applied to the UK standard...
Dairy
US June milk production up 0.7% year-on-year
Milk production in the US in June is up 0.7% to 16.4 billion pounds (7.2m litres) year-on-year however it is down...
Dairy
Would you try camel milk? Ray D'Arcy did on live radio
Have you ever heard of camel milk? A Dutch camel farm is supplying camel milk to musclefood.com and Ray D’Arcy...
