Dairy
GDT Review: WMP prices drop as European supply influences butter and cheese prices
Whole milk powder (WMP) prices fell again at this week’s Global Dairy Trade, while higher prices were seen for other dairy...
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Machinery
Quiz: How well do you know your tractors?
We all fancy ourselves, at one stage or another, as a know-it-it all when it comes to tractors and farm...
Dairy
Dairygold holds milk price for May supplies
Following a meeting of the Board of Dairygold today, the co-op has confirmed that it is holding its May 2016...
EU
EU extends economic sanctions against Russia
The Council of the European Union has today announced that it is to extend its economic sanctions on Russia until June...
Dairy
Over 280,000t of milk powder sold into intervention in 2016
Over 281,000t of milk powder has been sold into public ownership since the start of the year, according to latest...
Machinery
Video: Take a look inside the new Landini 6 and 7 Series
A simple to use continuously variable ‘CVT’ or ‘vario’ transmission is now available in the new Landini 6 and 7...
Rural Life
Traditional haymaking takes centre stage at Trim Haymaking Festival
Traditional haymaking takes centre stage at the annual Trim Haymaking Festival which takes place this Sunday, June 19. Chief Organiser...
Agri-Business
Glanbia co-op issues €100m 5-year-bond to create farmer loan fund
Glanbia plc, has been informed by its largest shareholder, Glanbia Cooperative Society that it intends to raise €100 million by...
Dairy
British milk production forecast to be down 4% this year
British milk production has been forecast to be down for the 2016/17 season by between 11.9 billion and 12.2 billion...
Dairy
Kerry follows Glanbia and Lakelands, cuts milk price
Kerry has reduced its milk price for May supplies of milk by 1c/L to 22.5c/L, a spokesperson for Kerry has...
Dairy
Global Dairy Trade holds steady in latest auction
The latest Global Dairy Trade has held steady on the previous auction, posting neither a rise nor a decline. Overall product...
N.Ireland
First blight warning of the year for Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland has been issued with its first potato blight warning for 2016 by the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) and...
Agri-Business
Farm building scheme for tillage farmers expected in the next few weeks
The Department of Agriculture has confirmed that a new TAMS II tillage scheme will be launched in the coming weeks....
EU
Leave campaign for Brexit criticised for 'taking farmers for fools'
Those involved in the Leave campaign for the upcoming Brexit referendum in the UK have been strongly criticised for “taking...
Beef
Poland exported 20% of all EU beef shipments between January and March
Poland was the largest exporter of beef from the European Union between January and March of this year, according to...
Dairy
Glanbia is the latest co-op to cut its May milk price
Glanbia is to pay its member suppliers a base price of 20c/L for May manufacturing milk supplies, but will top this...
Dairy
Agriland Vet: Treating Grass Tetany as rain drives grass growth
The rain and humid conditions that have gripped the country in the last couple of days have been good for...
Dairy
Futures market points to rise in WMP prices at tomorrow's Global Dairy Trade
The latest Global Dairy Trade whole milk powder (WMP) futures prices from New Zealand bank ASB points to a rise...
