Milk quality
Peter McCann on 31 Mar 2021
Utilising more grazed grass in Down
Peter McCann reviews benchmarking figures from the Wallace family farm near Seaforde.
Contributor on 31 Mar 2021
Paying on milk solids will mean less output
Letter to the Editor: John Martin, Secretary, Holstein NI sets out the arguments against an overhaul of the payment system in NI
Contributor on 31 Mar 2021
Farmer Writes: the herd needs to get better not bigger
Co Antrim dairy farmer Robert McConaghy is focused on improving the efficiency of his herd.
Kieran Mailey on 24 Mar 2021
NI Milk League: Glanbia dominates 1m litre league table
Glanbia Ireland continues to pay leading prices to 1m litre suppliers in NI
Contributor on 17 Mar 2021
Letter to Dale Farm and Lakeland
Letter to the Editor from James Taylor, Chairman of Ardglass Dairy Discussion Group
Kieran Mailey on 12 Mar 2021
Glanbia Milk changing to milk solids payment in Northern Ireland
Glanbia Milk is changing its payment system in Northern Ireland with incentives encouraging its suppliers to produce higher milk solids.
Peter McCann on 10 Mar 2021
Picking cows for early turnout in Antrim
Early grazing makes grassland management easier in April and May.
Kieran Mailey on 24 Feb 2021
NI milk league: new-year milk league led by Strathroy Dairy
Strathroy Dairy finishes top of the NI milk league for January, pushing Glanbia Milk into second.
Kieran Mailey on 24 Feb 2021
NI farmers need incentive to produce higher-quality milk
Kieran Mailey looks at returns either side of the Irish border for the same quality of milk
Kieran Mailey on 17 Feb 2021
Strong commodities drive milk prices up
Both Dale Farm and Glanbia Cheese have added 1p/l to base prices for January.
Kieran Mailey on 27 Jan 2021
NI Milk League: Lakeland stays 2p/litre ahead for December
With a milk price of 32.36p/l, Lakeland Dairies leads the NI milk league for December.
Aidan Brennan on 20 Jan 2021
Successful cleaning without using chlorine
Teagasc milk quality researcher Bernadette O'Brien outlines the ways farmers can manage milk quality while moving to chlorine-free wash routines.
Kieran Mailey on 13 Jan 2021
News round up from NI
Suppliers of Lakeland Dairies in NI will once again receive a 1p/l co-op bonus for December
David Wright on 30 Dec 2020
The IFJ milk league is a fair comparison
The milk league is the only independent anaylsis of prices paid out by NI processors
Kieran Mailey on 30 Dec 2020
Efficiency gains driving down feed costs
Benchmarking analysis by Kingshay Dairy Consultants shows a large range in margins across Dale Farm suppliers.
Jack Kennedy on 04 Dec 2020
Barryroe takes milk quality award
West Cork co-op Barryroe supplier took home the overall Carbery milk quality award for 2020.
Kieran Mailey on 26 Nov 2020
Aurivo launches new three-year fixed-price contract for Northern Ireland
Aurivo is the latest processor in Northern Ireland to offer its suppliers a new fixed-price milk contract.
Kieran Mailey on 25 Nov 2020
NI Milk League: Aurivo and Glanbia Cheese lead 1m litre leagues
Aurivo and Glanbia Cheese have ended Glanbia Milk's dominance in the NI milk league analysis for a 1m litre producer
Jack Kennedy on 25 Nov 2020
Analysing milk price differences
What is behind the differences in milk prices between processors in the different measurement tools?
Amii McKeever on 23 Nov 2020
Farmer, vet and industry need to be 'at the table' to design health programmes
Nuffield Ireland scholar Ailish Moriarty calls for herd health to be moved to the top of the farming agenda at the Nuffield Ireland 'lunch and learn' series, writes Amii McKeever.