Dairy
Thinking about buying dairy stock? Why not lease some instead?
When dairy farms are expanding, or if someone is embarking on a dairy conversion, it can be a very expensive...
Dairy
Dairy
Top NI dairy advisor calls for move to milk solids based pricing
One of Northern Ireland’s most respected agricultural advisors has called for the region’s dairy industry to make the move to...
Dairy
Do we need to be a bit more inventive about who we employ on our dairy farms?
Many dairy farmers are struggling to find employees. But is it a lack of available labour that is the issue?...
Dairy
GDT takes 5% tumble in latest auction
The Global Dairy Trade (GDT) index is after taking a tumble of more than 5% to record back-to-back drops following its...
Rural Life
Meet the judges of All Breeds All Britain Calf Show 2020
The annual All Breeds All Britain (ABAB) Calf Show will again be held at the East of England Showground, Peterborough....
Dairy
Management hint: Your complete pre-calving checklist
With the calving season only around the corner, this ‘downtime’ between now and calving is a good opportunity for farmers...
Dairy
Pics: Efficient ways of heating and defrosting colostrum in spring 2020
With spring only around the corner, farmers are beginning their preparations before calving kicks off. Feeding adequate colostrum to the...
Dairy
Limerick breeder clinches 2019 RUAS Winter Fair championship
This year’s Royal Ulster Winter Fair Supreme Champion was already a star when she won the show’s coveted top prize...
Dairy
Commentary: Dairy commodity prices and global milk supply
Over the last couple of weeks, the European dairy quotations have seen the recent trend of firmer butter and skim...
Agri-Business
Winter Fair: Crowds flock to Northern Ireland’s biggest dairy show
Thousands of farmers have already made their way through the doors of this year’s Royal Ulster Winter Fair today (November...
Agri-Business
Winter Fair: Crowds flock to Northern Ireland’s biggest dairy show
Thousands of farmers have already made their way through the doors of this year’s Royal Ulster Winter Fair today, Thursday,...
Dairy
Comparison: Bottle feeding vs. stomach tubing colostrum
Colostrum is the most important meal a calf will get during its entire lifetime. The method of feeding this ‘liquid...
Agri-Business
New calf pneumonia vaccine to protect calves as early as 1 week
A new early life intranasal vaccine will allow UK cattle farmers can now protect dairy and beef calves against the key...
Agri-Business
Record-breaking 80 awards for South Caernarfon Creameries
Wales’ oldest dairy farming co-operative is celebrating a record scoop of 80 awards after impressing judges with their expanding range...
Dairy
Dairy conference: How we can reduce the emissions from 100,000 dairy cows…
If we were to switch half our calcium ammonia nitrate (CAN) fertiliser over to protected urea, it would be the...
Dairy
Fonterra announces a further increase to its 2019/2020 forecast farmgate milk price
Fonterra Cooperative has announced a further increase to its 2019/2020 forecast farmgate milk price range. The kiwi co-op today, Thursday,...
Agri-Business
‘Time to spell out problems in north’s dairy industry’ – NI farmers
A farmer group based in Northern Ireland has claimed that the dairy industry in the north, and in the UK...
Agri-Business
GDT auction sees slight fall after 5 successive increases
After five consecutive increases, the Global Dairy Trade (GDT) auction saw a slight fall of 0.5% at the latest event,...
