Dairy
'Very good dairy farmers have little room to make cutbacks'
Ireland’s best dairy farmers have very little room to make cutbacks during a difficult milk price year, according to Michael Brady...
Dairy
Dairy
Northern Ireland milk production up 3.1% as milk price falls 31.6%
Milk production in Northern Ireland in August 2015 was 180.15m litres, up 3.1% year-on-year, statistics from the Department of Agriculture...
Dairy
Almost 20,000t of EU milk powder now in intervention
Almost 20,000t of skimmed milk powder has now been offered to public intervention, according to latest figures from the Milk...
N.Ireland
North’s dairy aid package worth €1,920 to each dairy farmer
The average dairy farmer in Northern Ireland is set to receive an average of €1,920 from the North’s £5.1m dairy...
N.Ireland
North's dairy aid package worth €1,920 to each dairy farmer
The average dairy farmer in Northern Ireland is set to receive an average of €1,920 from the North’s £5.1m dairy...
Agri-Business
Cost cutting boosts Fonterra profits to €280m
In its annual results Fonterra Co-operative Group has announced a net profit after tax of $506 million for the financial...
Dairy
Dairy farmers - last nine months have been tough? Real problems to hit next spring
Dairy farmers are facing real problems next spring according to Shane Fitzgerald, a dairy farmer from Co. Cork. Speaking at...
Beef
New Zealand cow cull up 107% in August
The has been a massive increase in the number of cull cows coming forward for slaughter in New Zealand, figures...
National Ploughing Championships
Video: Get a glimpse of behind the scenes at the Ploughing
Lely brought the cows to the Ploughing site last Friday to get them ready for the three-day event where Lely...
Dairy
Northern farming body Fair Price Farming unimpressed with dairy aid package
Last week’s EU dairy aid package for agriculture is fundamentally weak but does contain a few positive themes of a...
Agri-Business
From football to food - Arla Foods brings in Adidas financial expert to head up team
The world’s largest producer of organic products Arla Foods has announced the appointment of a new Chief Financial Officer (CFO)...
Dairy
Why things are looking up for Global Dairy Trade prices
Overall dairy prices spiked 16.5% at yesterday’s Global Dairy Trade auction for the third consecutive strong gain. The lift was...
Dairy
Global Dairy Trade set for another bounce this week
Prices at Fonterra’s Global Dairy Trade (GDT) are set to rise again at tomorrow’s auction. According to latest futures market...
Dairy
Carbon to replace milk as the new quota in farming
Carbon will become the new quota in Irish farming, according to Trinity College economist Professor Alan Matthews. Matthews was addressing...
Agri-Business
World food prices down 5.2% to lowest level in 7 years
World food prices hit a seven-year low in August 2015, down 5.2% from July 2015, the Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO)...
Dairy
'New Zealand milk output could fall by up to 10% in the coming months'
New Zealand’s milk output could fall by up to 10% over the coming months, according to Rabobank dairy analyst Kevin...
EU
5 key outcomes for farmers in new EU support package
The European Commission yesterday presented a €500m package of measures to support EU farmers. Here are some of the key...
Dairy
Possible intervention price rise to be discussed in Europe on Friday
The possibility of raising the intervention price on a temporary basis will be discussed on Friday. Announcing the details of...
