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Excellent harvest conditions drive hay prices upwards
Emmet Landy
GLAS meadows will be available for mowing on 1 July and with the warm weather set to continue, the availability of hay and silage should increase over the next few weeks.
23 June 2018 News
Skimmed milk powder production up 6% on last year
The latest report from the European Milk Market Observatory (MMO) highlights a 6% increase in skimmed powder, 2.4% in cheese production and a 1.2% increase in butter from January-April 2017 figures.
20 June 2018 Grass & feeding
Fencing costs around the country
Fencing material costs vary substantially around the country, with quality the key driver, Emmet Landy and Enda Carr report.
Milk prices creep up for May
Kerry and Aurivo up prices as others cut top-ups to farmers.
20 June 2018 News
Carrick-on-Suir Mart all set for demolition and re-build
Good news has emerged from the mart this week, just two months after a devastating fire.
19 June 2018 News
Dairygold, LacPatrick, Carbery and Arrabawn set milk price
All co-ops setting May milk prices this Tuesday have cut support payments available in April, with only Dairygold fully compensating this by a base price increase.
19 June 2018 News
Persistently infected BVD calves down 50%
The number of persistently infected (PI) BVD calves has fallen 50% from last year’s figure, according to Animal Health Ireland's most recent figures.
19 June 2018 News
Teagasc offers €96,000 fund for four-year PhD
Teagasc has partnered with Musgrave Group to offer a PhD with an annual spend of €16,000 and a €6,000 fee contribution per annum over four years.
15 June 2018 News
Skimmed milk powder prices boosting dairy markets
The latest report from the European Milk Market Observatory (MMO) highlights a growing demand for SMP products from the EU, with a 2.3% increase in cow’s milk collected compared with 2017.
15 June 2018 News
Four more exporters to China approved
ABP Nenagh, Kepak Clonee, Dawn Charleville and McCarren's have all been given approval to export meat to the Chinese market.
15 June 2018 News
1,100 fish killed in Armagh river under inspection of DAERA
Following a report from the public of dead and distressed fish in the River Callan a suspected 1,000 brown trout and 100 salmon have been counted.
14 June 2018 Northern Ireland
EU sets target of 32% for renewable energy use by 2030
Following overnight negotiations, MEP Seán Kelly has secured a binding renewable energy target of 32% for EU countries as they move away from their dependency on fossil fuels.
14 June 2018 News