Dairy
'A vaccination programme is a cheap insurance policy' - top Meath dairy farmer
The use of vaccinations has become a cheap insurance policy, protecting the herd from the loss in production associated with...
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No immediate end in sight to the dairy crisis - UFU President
There is no immediate end in sight to the dairy crisis and it is a “real and deep financial crisis” for...
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Dairy expansion from within is much safer than going to the market says top vet
Poor animal health will wreck all the planning which has gone before it, Co. Meath-based veterinary surgeon Frank O’Sullivan told...
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FrieslandCampina reports first half profit of €192m
FrieslandCampina has reported a first half profit of €192m, up 85% on the first half of 2014. Margins rose due...
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Dairy expansion - How growing to 450 cows is impacting one Meath farm
A Co. Meath dairy farmer will increase cow numbers from 130 to 450 within the next three years and held...
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More countries put product into intervention but volumes down
Germany is the latest EU28 country to put dairy product into intervention – the latest figures from Europe show. Germany...
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Hogan hasn't ruled out raising dairy intervention price
The European Commissioner for Agriculture Phil Hogan has said he has not ruled out raising the current intervention price for...
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Futures market signals to further dairy uplift in September
Latest trading of dairy futures contracts suggest a further uplift in dairy markets in the coming weeks. Many dairy market...
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'Dairy farmers are in for a rough ride'
Dairy farmers are in for a rough ride for the next couple of years, according to Cork farmer John Landers....
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Glanbia Chairman defends milk price paid to dairy farmers
Glanbia is paying dairy farmers the best possible price that it can, given current market circumstances, according to the co-op’s...
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New Zealand (not Ireland) worst hit by dairy downturn - Rabobank
A new report by Rabobank says a combination of factors have conspired to see New Zealand prices hit far harder...
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What to make of this weeks Global Dairy Trade result?
Dairy product prices rose for the first time since March at the most recent Fonterra Global Dairy Trade (GDT) auction....
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Why did the dairy downturn happen? And why did no one predict it?
It is impossible to identify a single causative factor for the fall in world dairy prices, but instead the collapse...
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Town of Monaghan, Arrabawn and Aurvio cut July milk price
Town of Monaghan has cut its July milk price to 27c/L – down from its June price of 27c/L. Arrabawn...
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'Dairy farmers must be 'brutal' when cutting costs'
Dairy farmers must know their costs, particularly during a difficult price period and be prepared to make ‘brutal’ cuts for...
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Global Dairy Trade records first increase since March
Dairy product prices rose for the first time since March at the most recent Fonterra Global Dairy Trade (GDT) auction. The...
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Kiwi dairy farmers' debt has trebled in 10 years
The dairy debt of New Zealand’s farmers has trebled in the past 10 years to NZ$34.5 billion as farmers go...
Beef
How to reduce the spread of infection in cattle on your farm
There are two main sources of infection on your farm; infected animals and contaminated environment, equipment and visitors, Animal Health Ireland...
