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EU proposals to help farmers include 70% advance on direct payments
The measures announced by the European Commission to help farmers include the facility for Member States to advance up to...
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'50% of UK dairy farmers see no future and plan to quit production'
Almost half of Britain’s dairy farmers are scheduled to leave the sector, according to an intentions survey carried out by...
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Fonterra sees huge interest in interest-free loans
Approximately 1,300 New Zealand dairy farmers have applied to Fonterra for its interest-free loan initiative within the first three days....
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Mastitis prevention: It's all about the teats!
New mastitis infections occur when bacteria get into the mammary gland, according to Animal Health Ireland (AHI). It says there...
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New Zealand milk production up 1.2% year-on-year
New Zealand milk production for May, June and July 2015 was at its highest point since 2012, figures from the...
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Lakeland Dairies confirms a 10% rise in milk volumes
Lakeland Dairies milk volumes have increased by 10% year-on-year, according to the dairy co-op’s Chief Executive Michael Hanley. “And there is every...
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'Dairy price increases likely to slow despite recent results'
Recent price increases seen for dairy commodities are likely to slow, according to New Zealand bank ASB. In a recent...
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Three top factors to consider when putting in a paddock system
Increasing production from grass is the number one method of increasing farm profitability under an Irish dairy farming system, according...
Agri-Business
Pizza and cappuccino culture driving dairy demand in China
Foods such as pizza and cappuccino and the growing influence of the western diet, especially among younger people, is making...
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'Dairy farms of the future will have technologies we never dreamed of'
Technological advances will be a key to future dairy farms, according to Kevin Tuck, Managing Director at Alltech Ireland. Speaking...
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Global Dairy Trade rises for a second time at latest auction
Dairy product prices rose again at the most recent Fonterra Global Dairy Trade auction. The event represents the second positive auction for...
Agri-Business
Declining milk prices hits Arla; revenue drops 3.8% year-on-year
Globally declining milk prices have impacted Arla Foods in the first half of 2015 with revenue down 3.8% year-on-year, the...
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Profitable milk production and quality to be discussed at west Cork conference
A Taste of West Cork will hold an event to highlight how Irish milk is used once it leaves the...
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Four key tips for dairy herd fertility
There are four key things to getting dairy herd fertility right, according to Meath-based vet Frank O’Sullivan. These are nutrition,...
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Number of dairy cows in Northern Ireland reaches all time high
The number of dairy cows in Northern Ireland increased by 6% in June 2015 on June last year to 311,500...
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'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...
