Agri-Business
GDT price index down by 1.3% following latest auction
The Global Dairy Trade (GDT) price index has fallen by 1.3% following its latest trading event which took place today...
Dairy
N.Ireland
Maximising milk from grass in south Tyrone
Father and son team, Philip and David Clarke, milk 84 crossbred cows, all spring calving, between Ballygawley and Augher in...
Agri-Business
Lakeland increases base milk price for May supplies
The board of Lakeland Dairies has today (Monday, June 13) announced the co-operative’s milk price for May, which includes supplementary...
Dairy
Breed championships among highlights of Sommet de l’Elevage
The 31st edition of the Sommet de l’Elevage will be held from October 4-7, 2022 in Clermont-Ferrand, France with various...
Agri-Business
Arla officially opens €190m German dairy plant expansion
Arla Foods has officially opened a €190 million expansion of its dairy production facility in Germany in a bid to...
N.Ireland
Parts of Co. Armagh on BVD alert
Parts of Co. Armagh are on Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD) alert. This follows an upsurge of the disease on farms...
Dairy
Study: Heat stress causing milk yield loss in cows
A study has determined that heat stress in dairy cows may be causing significant milk yield loss. As a result,...
Agri-Business
Entries for 2022 RABDF Gold Cup competition now open
Entries for the 2022 Royal Association Of British Dairy Farmers (RABDF) Gold Cup competition are now being accepted, and will...
Agri-Business
Lakeland increases price on existing fixed milk-price contracts
Lakeland Dairies has today (Thursday, May 12) announced that it is increasing the price paid to farmers on existing fixed...
Agri-Business
Lakeland Dairies CEO to retire this year
The chief executive officer (CEO) of Lakeland Dairies, Michael Hanley has announced his decision to retire in December 2022. This...
Agri-Business
Study shows 11% methane drop in supplemented dairy cows
A new study has shown that cumulative methane output was reduced by almost 11% in dairy cows that received a...
N.Ireland
Northern Ireland dairy farmers urged to buy fertiliser and feed
Dale Farm members visiting this year’s Balmoral Show will be told that there is a sustainable future for dairy in...
N.Ireland
Mastitis control: 90% of farmers using SDCT
Mastitis is an inflammation of the cow's mammary gland, which is usually caused by bacteria entering the teat canal. Mastitis...
Dairy
Fonterra to expand trial on reducing methane emissions to more farms
New Zealand dairy cooperative, Fonterra, is to expand a trial which uses seaweed to reduce methane emissions from cows. In...
Agri-Business
American judge confirmed for UK Dairy Day
Holstein UK is delighted to announce that Adam Liddle from Argyle, New York will cross the Atlantic to cast his...
Agri-Business
Claim that Lakeland peak milk scheme will penalise farmers
The Irish Farmers' Association (IFA) has hit out at a milk supply scheme recently unveiled by Lakeland Dairies claiming that...
Agri-Business
Lakeland confirms milk price for March supplies
The board of Lakeland Dairies has today (Wednesday, April 13) confirmed the price that it will pay to farmers for...
Agri-Business
Lakeland CEO ‘reasonably confident’ dairy markets will cover farm costs
Lakeland Dairies is "reasonably confident" that the dairy markets will help cover the significant rise in input costs for its...
