Dairy
Farming abroad: From car sales to milking cows in New Zealand
Bill Moore from Co. Meath has gone from being a car salesman to being a 50/50 dairy farmer in New...
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Analysis: World wholesale dairy markets continue on downward path
Dairy product prices have continued to follow the downward path they have been on since early last year, according to...
Dairy
Children who grow up on dairy farms may be less likely to develop allergies
Did you grow up on a dairy farm? If so did you know that research has shown that children who...
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Lakeland to re-open its share register
Lakeland Dairies will shortly re-open its share register after being closed for the past three years, according to the co-op’s...
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Is this the best dairy staff canteen in the world?
The Yeo Valley staff canteen in the UK is being hailed as one of the worlds best staff canteens. The...
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'My milk fat has dropped in the last two weeks – should I be worried?'
Questions from dairy farmers in relation to milk fat levels are frequent during May, according to Teagasc. It says the common...
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Eight Aurivo milk suppliers receive milk quality awards
Eight Aurivo milk suppliers from six counties have been recognised at the annual Aurivo Milk Quality Awards. The event, in its...
Dairy
A Kiwi cow has sold for over €13,000 at auction
A dairy cow in New Zealand has sold for NZ$20,000 or €13,285. The six-year old is a friesian and its breeding...
Dairy
April sees European wholesale dairy markets fall again
European wholesale markets for dairy products fell further in April as milk production increased seasonally, according to DairyCo. It says...
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Global Dairy Prices at lowest level since 2009 and set to stay there
Dairy product prices fell 3.5% at the most recent Fonterra Global Dairy Trade auction and are now at their lowest...
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World's largest milk producer aims to double production
India, which is already the worlds’ largest producer of milk, is aiming to double production by 2027 from 2012 levels,...
Dairy
35mm of rain in Cork puts pressure on grass availability
Grass availability is coming under pressure on many dairy farms in the East Cork area, according to Teagasc regional manager...
Dairy
Prices fall 3.5% at latest Global Dairy Trade
Dairy product prices fell again at the most recent Fonterra Global Dairy Trade auction. The event represents the fourth negative...
Dairy
Excellent AI straw used on a very poor cow = poor heifer
Breeding replacements from only the best quality cows is vital on every dairy farm, according to Consultant Cathal McAleer. Working...
Beef
Why you should vaccinate the bull as well as the whole herd
Always include the bull when vaccinating breeding animals, Animal Heath Ireland (AHI) says. The bull has contact with all breeding females...
Dairy
1,500 cows to be milked with Lely Astronaut milking robots in New Zealand
Some 1,500 cows in New Zealand are to be milked with Lely Astronaut milking robots, Lely says. The Van Leeuwen Dairy Group...
Dairy
Fonterra revises its milk forecast downwards
Fonterra has reduced its forecast Farmgate Milk Price for the 2014/15 season from NZ $4.70/kgMS (€3.20) to $4.50/kgMS (€3.00). When...
Dairy
New Zealand's dairy clean up could cost billions
The cost of cleaning up after decades of dairy expansion in New Zealand could exceed the value of the country’s...
