Dairy
Up and down of Global Dairy Trade set to continue
The latest Global Dairy Trade auction result was a good reflection of the current fragility in the dairy market, according to...
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Sheep
Australian lamb production jumps 5% in January of this year
The number of lambs slaughtered in Australia has jumped by 5% in January of this year on 2015 levels, according...
EU
Banning antimicrobials could lead to 'serious animal health issues'
The Federation of Veterinarians of Europe (FVE) has welcomed a vote by MEPs earlier this month to amend EU law...
Dairy
Dairygold cuts its February milk price
The Board of Dairygold met today, March 15, and has decided to cut the milk price for February supplies of...
Opinion
Dairy farmers and the market should be the only things controlling milk supply
The dairy aid package, announced yesterday by the European Commission, should be welcomed by the industry and dairy farmers. It...
Dairy
Dairy product prices fall at the latest Global Dairy Trade auction
The sixth Global Dairy Trade auction of the year has posted a drop in dairy product prices of 2.9%. This fall comes...
Machinery
Kildare tractor cab manufacturer to double workforce
C&G Engineering Ltd, a tractor cab and component manufacturing business based in Clane, Co. Kildare has announced it will double...
Rural Life
Here's five horses with farming connections to keep an eye on at Cheltenham
In preparation for the four-day Cheltenham extravaganza, we looked at some of the runners, riders and trainers at the Cotswolds’...
Arable
European Commission expects cereal exports to slow down in 2016
European cereal exports are expected to be significantly lower in 2016 than in 2015, at close to 44m tonnes, according to...
EU
Video: Farmers spray hundreds of litres of milk in protest in Brussels
Farmers from across Europe were protesting today in Brussels as EU Agriculture Ministers met to try and come up with solutions...
Dairy
Glanbia sets its February milk price
Glanbia Ingredients Ireland (GII) has held its milk price at 24c/L including VAT for manufacturing milk at 3.6% fat and...
EU
Commission announces measures to solve dairy crisis
The European Commission announced today a second package of exceptional measures to try and solve the deepening crisis in the...
Dairy
Another positive Global Dairy Trade expected tomorrow
Tomorrow’s Global Dairy Trade auction may post a second consecutive rise, the latest dairy futures market suggests. Earlier this month, it...
Agri-Business
European sales drive Aryzta's growth
Aryzta has announced a 5.5% increase in revenue in its half year results, which it published today. The Swiss based...
Agri-Business
Dairygold protester ends sit in, now faces High Court
Ned McCarthy, the dairy farmer who staged a sit-in last week, left Dairygold’s Mitchelstown office over the weekend. McCarthy was...
Beef
Managing herd health key when making the switch to organic beef
Lower stocking rates and healthy herds are associated with organic farms, according to Tralee-based Veterinary Surgeon and Organic Farmer Paddy...
Rural Life
Research shows that children who grow up on dairy farms develop less allergies
Children who grow up on dairy farms are less likely to develop allergies such as asthma or hay fever, a...
Arable
English winter crop area lowest in three years
The AHDB Winter Planting Survey was released last week, showing total cereals and oilseed rape planted in England as of...
