Dairy
1,500 cows to be milked with Lely Astronaut milking robots in New Zealand
Some 1,500 cows in New Zealand are to be milked with Lely Astronaut milking robots, Lely says. The Van Leeuwen Dairy Group...
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Agri-Business
Hogan accused of U-turn on penalties for farm safety issues
European Commissioner Phil Hogan has been accused of doing a U-turn in relation to penalising farmers for poor farm safety...
Rural Life
Agri Aware to educate second-level students about the CAP
Agri Aware is to educate second level students about the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) at the Family Farm classroom in Dublin...
Dairy
Fonterra revises its milk forecast downwards
Fonterra has reduced its forecast Farmgate Milk Price for the 2014/15 season from NZ $4.70/kgMS (€3.20) to $4.50/kgMS (€3.00). When...
Dairy
New Zealand's dairy clean up could cost billions
The cost of cleaning up after decades of dairy expansion in New Zealand could exceed the value of the country’s...
Dairy
FrieslandCampina cuts its May milk price
Continued pressure on dairy product prices has led to a further drop in the FrieslandCampina milk price. The guaranteed price...
Dairy
Video: Inside the biggest dairy farm in China - home to 40,000 cows
China Modern Dairy is the largest dairy farming company in China, in terms of herd size, as well as the...
Beef
Strong demand and tight supplies continue to drive cattle trade
The cattle trade continues to be underpinned by strong demand and some further tightening in supplies, according to Bord Bia....
Agri-Business
Lakeland posts 'robust' results, operating profits of €12.9m
Lakeland Dairies has released its results for 2014, with a 15% increase in revenues to €625.8m for 2014, yielding an...
N.Ireland
North's Minister O'Neill to visit China for trade negotiations
The North’s Agricultural Minister Michelle O’Neill is to visit China at the beginning of June to further trade negotiations between...
N.Ireland
North’s Minister O’Neill to visit China for trade negotiations
The North’s Agricultural Minister Michelle O’Neill is to visit China at the beginning of June to further trade negotiations between...
Sheep
Solution to dog attacks rests fairly and squarely with owners - Minister
With the lambing season well under way and the evenings starting to become longer the responsibility of dog owners and...
Dairy
How to manage a second dairy farm 70km away
The key decision on whether to rent a farm over 70km away and establish a dairy enterprise on it, was...
Agri-Business
US poultry producer to ban use of human antibiotics in chickens
One of the US’ largest poultry producers, Tyson Foods Inc., has announced that it plans to ban the use of...
World News
New Zealand beef production to rise this year
Beef production in New Zealand is expected to rise for the 2014-2015 season, Beef and Lamb New Zealand says. There is...
Dairy
'New dairy entrants need a "big bang" approach'
New dairy entrants should adopt a ‘big bang’ approach, according to Richard Snell, a dairy consultant from New Zealand. Speaking...
Arable
Broadleaf weeds remain a challenge on Co. Derry tillage farm
The current spell of good weather has significantly boosted the growth rate of winter barley crops – and some weeds...
Dairy
How to manage high-yielding dairy cows at grass
High-yielding dairy cows, averaging in excess of 7,500L per lactation, can produce significant quantities of milk from grazed grass, according...
