Dale Farm

Right deal at the wrong time?

Aurivo and Dale Farm pulling back from merger had more to do with culture than business.

NEWS 25 March 2026

Right deal at the wrong time?

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Dale Farm to make a 13th payment

Dale Farm to make a 13th payment

NORTHERN IRELAND 25 March 2026

Aurivo and Dale Farm step back from merger

Aurivo and Dale Farm step back from merger

NORTHERN IRELAND 25 March 2026

Big price range in 1m-litre leagues

Big price range in 1m-litre leagues

Big price range in 1m-litre leagues

NORTHERN IRELAND 25 March 2026

Four months in a row for Tirlán

Four months in a row for Tirlán

Four months in a row for Tirlán

NORTHERN IRELAND 25 March 2026

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Aurivo-Dale Farm partnership ‘must deliver for suppliers’ – ICMSA

Aurivo-Dale Farm partnership ‘must deliver for suppliers’ – ICMSA

The ICMSA president has said that it is not sustainable for farmers to always take the blow and subsidise inefficiencies from other links in the dairy supply chain.

NEWS 11 March 2026

Aurivo and Dale Farm to enter strategic partnership

Aurivo and Dale Farm to enter strategic partnership

The new partnership will mean that Aurivo and Dale Farm will retain their current business but collaborate on developing new products.

NEWS 11 March 2026

Wide range in February milk payouts in NI

Wide range in February milk payouts in NI

A number of processors still make winter bonus payments on February milk.

NORTHERN IRELAND 11 March 2026

Crunch meeting of Aurivo board

Crunch meeting of Aurivo board

The board of Aurivo are meeting on Wednesday to decide whether to press ahead with the plans to merge with Dale Farm.

NEWS 11 March 2026

Aurivo Dale Farm union would create €1.5bn co-op

Aurivo Dale Farm union would create €1.5bn co-op

The new company would be led by Dale Farm CEO, Nick Whelan, with senior appointments to be made on an 'open and merit-based approach'.

NEWS 11 March 2026

70:30 split in Dale Farm/Aurivo deal

70:30 split in Dale Farm/Aurivo deal

The proposal is that the new entity will be called Aurivo Dale Farm co-op

NORTHERN IRELAND 11 March 2026

Discontent at Aurivo-Dale Farm meeting

Discontent at Aurivo-Dale Farm meeting

A large crowd turned out to third of four information meetings held by Aurivo, to address shareholders on the proposed merging of the co-op with Northern Ireland co-op Dale Farm.

NEWS 11 March 2026

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BVD – the silent risk that still remains

Irish farmers have made remarkable progress in the fight against bovine viral diarrhoea. Since 2013, the number of persistently infected calves has fallen from over 16,000 to 485 in 2024.

BVD – the silent risk that still remains

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