Agri-Business
Lakeland increases revenue by 20% to £1.09bn
Lakeland Dairies increased its revenues by 20% to £1.09 billion, according to the company's annual results for 2021 published today...
Dairy
N.Ireland
Concern that NI farmers are not buying enough fertiliser
There is a growing concern that farmers in Northern Ireland (NI) are not buying enough fertiliser to meet their full...
Agri-Business
LMC welcomes academic questioning of Global Burden of Disease report
A group of leading academics - three of whom are Irish - have queried the veracity of the 2019 Global...
Agri-Business
Arla Foods aims for further expansion in Bangladesh
Arla Foods has said that it sees "great potential" for growth in its biggest market in southeast Asia; Bangladesh. The...
N.Ireland
Technology to address environmental constraints on NZ dairy farms
Dairy farming has been the backbone of New Zealand (NZ) for years. Recently however, the number of dairy farms has...
N.Ireland
Demand for beef AI in Northern Ireland continues to grow
The latest statistics confirm that demand for beef artificial insemination (AI) in Northern Ireland continues to grow at an ever...
Dairy
Di Wastenage becomes first female chairman of the RABDF
Award-winning Devon dairy farmer Di Wastenage has become the first female chairman of the Royal Association of British Dairy Farmers...
N.Ireland
Sexed straws account for 80% of AI company’s dairy semen sales
Sexed straws now account for 80% of AI Services (Northern Ireland) Ltd's dairy semen sales. The company's breeding services manager,...
N.Ireland
Farming must have ‘zero tolerance’ for animal cruelty
The term ‘animal cruelty’ is a very emotive one and, no doubt, will jar with every farmer reading this article....
N.Ireland
Strathroy Dairy goes 'carbon neutral' at Omagh plant
Strathroy Dairy’s processing plant in Omagh, Co. Tyrone is now officially a carbon-neutral site, according to the processor. Strathroy said...
Dairy
GDT continues strong momentum with 4% increase
The Global Dairy Trade (GDT) price index has returned to levels not seen since 2014, recording a 4.1% increase in...
Agri-Business
Training webinar to focus on rearing better heifers
A training webinar focusing on improved rearing of heifers will take place on Thursday, February 3. In the 60-minute lunchtime...
Agri Politics
Batters meets Minister for Exports to discuss dairy strategy
National Farmers Union (NFU) president Minette Batters has met with Minister for Exports, Mike Freer MP, to explain more about...
Dairy
Society suggests verifying carbon footprint of Jersey cows
Many milk producers believe that the carbon footprint of Jersey cows is low, relative to that achieved by production animals...
Dairy
40 new dairy entrants in Northern Ireland in 2021
Approximately 40 new farming entrants started up within Northern Ireland’s dairy sector during 2021 and this growth looks set to...
Dairy
Lakeland Dairies increases November milk price
In the first November milk price announcement, the board of Lakeland Dairies has increased the cooperative’s milk price for November....
N.Ireland
Co. Down cow named interbreed champion at Royal Ulster Winter Fair
Clandeboye Estate's Jersey herd, based in north Co. Down, is celebrating a tremendous victory, following its superb 2021 RUAS Winter...
N.Ireland
Direct payments to NI agricultural shows ‘may not’ be an option – Poots
According to Northern Ireland's agriculture minister, Edwin Poots, dairy in NI can look forward to a very buoyant future. He...
