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
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,...
Dairy
‘Balanced dairy markets can deliver a 26p/L (36c/L) farmgate price’
United Dairy Farmers’ CEO David Dobbin has said that international dairy markets will deliver an average farmgate price of around...
Dairy
US dairy farmers thank their lucky stars and strong domestic market
US dairy farmers have been hit by global downward pressure on milk prices, but not to the same extent according...
Dairy
Video: British farmer makes vodka from milk
Vodka made from the milk of 250 dairy cows on Englands West Dorset coast will be stocked in Marks and...
Dairy
Only one country offered dairy product into intervention last week
France was the only country to offer dairy product into intervention for the week ending October 25, the latest figures...
