Dairy
UK milk processor introduces milk 'price floor' at 23p/L
UK milk processor Dairy Crest has taken action to stabilise prices for farmers. Dairy Crest has announced that following a...
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No ‘silver bullet’ solution for dairy sector
There is no easy fix to the challenges that will face Europe’s dairy sector throughout 2015 and beyond, according to...
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Are international milk prices beginning to stabilise?
Two consecutive rises in milk prices at January Global Dairy Trade (GDT) auctions may have signalled that international dairy markets...
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No dairy crisis in dairy sector – EU Commission
Europe’s dairy industry is not in crisis, according to Joost Korte, the Deputy Director-General of the European Commission’s DG Agriculture...
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Intervention price barely covers 60% of dairy production costs, says EU farmers union
The price paid to producers for putting milk into public intervention stores barely covers 60% of production costs according to Chairman of Copa-Cogeca...
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Milk prices have dropped over 30% (10p/L) in Northern Ireland
The dairy sector in Northern Ireland continues to feel the impact of a 30% fall in milk prices, according to...
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Milk prices have dropped over 30% (10p/L) in Northern Ireland
The dairy sector in Northern Ireland continues to feel the impact of a 30% fall in milk prices, according to...
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'International demand for dairy products has bottomed out and markets are starting to improve'
International demand for dairy products has bottomed out and there are already signs that markets are starting to improve slightly,...
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Dairy farmers encouraged to manage production in February and March
Dairy farmers have been encouraged to continue to manage production, with the help of their advisors, into the important production...
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Are pharmabiotics the future for livestock?
Professor Colin Hill, who heads up the Alimentary Pharmabiotic Centre at the University of Cork, told the recent St David’s...
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How far can dairy cows walk?
Lameness is a disease that dairy farmers don’t hear much about, according to Teagasc Dairy Programme Manager Tom O’Dwyer, and...
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Have a Somatic Cell Count of 200-400k? It's not good enough says AHI
Having a Somatic Cell Count (SCC) of between 200,000 and 400,000 is not good enough, according to Joe O’Flaherty, CEO...
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Arla to sell lactose in Global Dairy Trade auction
Arla Foods Ingredients is set to sell lactose ingredients through the Global Dairy Trade (GDT) online auction platform for the...
Agri-Business
Why 3,400 dairy farmers should say 'thanks' to Germany
Some 3,400 dairy farms would be without a home for their milk if Ireland did not have the Germany market...
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'Johne's eradication will take a long time, but control programme is a must'
Eradication of Johne’s Disease will take a long time, according to Animal Health Ireland CEO Joe Flaherty, but a control...
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MEP McGuinness says she’s working hard on superlevy (but makes no promises)
Mairead McGuiness has told farmers she is working hard to address the impending superlevy bill which is set to hit...
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Why the Chinese are set to buy less dairy in 2015
Latest data from the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) suggests Chinese dairy imports will remain sluggish in 2015. In its...
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Kiwi farmers want rain as Indian summer continues
Soils are drying out fast around New Zealand according to dairy industry body DairyNZ. The majority of New Zealand’s North Island...
