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Increased pasture utilisation resulting in increased milk solids production and effective cost management are leading to improved financial outcomes on winter milk farms, writes Brendan Horan.
The co-op said the aim of the floor price for the coming months is to provide confidence and certainty for milk suppliers as they plan for the months ahead.
Half of the country is growing well after getting rain in the past two weeks while the other half continues to struggle.
Donegal dairy farmer Conal O’Leary is milking 55 Holstein cows through what’s believed to be the most north westerly milking robot in Europe.
Milk delivered to the co-op in August is running 8% behind the same period last year, as the co-op also announces liquid milk, autumn calving and seasonality payment rates.
Farmers in the southeast of the country have been hit hardest but there are many other regions in the south and midlands contending with negligible growth
Martin Merrick discusses managing tight grass and fodder supplies, calving commencing in autumn-calving herds and preferential treatment of first-calved heifers.
National Dairy Conference: how can Irish dairy farming be made more resilient? This year has presented numerous challenges to dairy farming including reduced milk prices, summer drought conditions in many areas, and ongoing pressures of production costs and labour availability.
