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Blanket dry cow therapy is a ‘sin’, conference hears
Rachel Donovan
'Drying off in a new era' was the the focus of an Animal Health Ireland conference held last week.
18 September 2024 Northern Ireland
European butter soars to new price highs
European dairy markets continue to strengthen, with butter hitting another high point at the weekly Dutch auction.
18 September 2024 Northern Ireland
Dale Farm takes base over 40p/l
A 3p/l increase on base price makes Dale Farm the first processor to pay a starting price above 40p/l for 18 months.
Milk recording causing divorces
A woman stood up at a meeting recently and said that milk recordings are the biggest cause of divorce on farms at the minute.
18 September 2024 News
Forage maize crops a month behind on 2023
David Wright reports from a forage maize open day held on the Dobson farm, outside Moy, Co Tyrone.
18 September 2024 Northern Ireland
Race for coveted NDC-Kerrygold quality milk award narrows to 11 finalists
The overall winner will be announced on 1 October, having underwent "rigorous judging" across all aspects of farm management.
13 September 2024 News
Lakeland increases August milk price
NI's largest milk processor, Lakeland Dairies, has increased its August base price by 1p/l.
11 September 2024 Northern Ireland
Tirlán interested in ‘alliance’ with Tipperary Co-op
The CEO of Tirlán voiced interest in linking up with Tipperary Co-op, saying that an alliance could be formed between the two if Tipperary was on board.
5 September 2024 News
Record high for NI milk production
Milk production on NI dairy farms from January to June 2024 is the highest on record for the first half of the year.
4 September 2024 Northern Ireland
Cow tech driving fertility for Legendairy Holsteins
Dairy farmers Dale and Vicki Byers held a farmwalk last week, to demonstrate the role of technology in managing their 150-cow herd.
4 September 2024 Northern Ireland
Marginal decrease in dairy prices at GDT
This is the first fall in the GDT index since there was a sizeable drop of 6.9% on 2 July this year. Since then, the market has rebounded by 6.4% over three auctions.
3 September 2024 News
Dairygold launches supplier census on expected milk volumes out to 2030
The co-op has encouraged its suppliers to engage with the census which will feed into planning future operations.
2 September 2024 News