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Dairy
Almost 50% cut to profit if derogation is lost
Aidan Brennan
Thomas Condon reports from the Dairygold farm walk on the Goggin farm in Cork where water quality and the impact of the derogation was the centre of attention.
5 June 2024 News
Irish butter wars taking place on US shop shelves
Kerrygold butter has a new competitor under the Irish grass fed category in the United States.
5 June 2024 Letters
Letter commenting on recent developments in Dairygold
"The poor weather this spring was only one of numerous reasons as to why production is dropping." - Frank O'Mahony, Cork
Political car rally on farm
The Dealer heard there was a political car rally of sorts in west Cork last week.
5 June 2024 Dealer
Lakeland and Tirlán have no plans to cut staff hours
Dairygold said it has no choice, but to "take measures to mitigate the impact of reduced milk volumes on the business".
22 May 2024 News
Milk prices hold for April
While Carbery lifted April’s base milk price by 0.5c/l, excluding VAT.
22 May 2024 News
Dairygold cuts staff working hours due to milk supply drop
Dairygold said it has no choice but to "take measures to mitigate the impact of reduced milk volumes on the business".
19 May 2024 News
Dairygold holds April milk price
Dairygold follows both Lakeland Dairies and Kerry Group in holding its milk price for the month of April.
17 May 2024 News
Dairygold puts pressure on Taoiseach to retain derogation
The removal of the derogation would have a significant negative economic impact on milk processors and farmers, Dairygold chair Seán O’Brien has said.
10 May 2024 News
Proposed Dairygold biomass plant will replace natural gas
Dairygold Co-Operative Society intends to build a new biomass plant for the generation of steam as part of the decarbonisation roadmap for its Mallow site, replacing natural gas use.
8 May 2024 News
Milk supply falls by up to 9% to end of March
Southern processors were hardest hit with Barryroe Co-op back 10% on 2023 levels and Dairygold Co-op back 8.6%.
24 April 2024 News
Lean year for co-ops dents ambition across the board
Processors report considerable drop in revenue and little or no profit in 2023.
17 April 2024 News