Milk solids
Jack Kennedy on 12 Jan 2022
Dairy Trends: no big retail milk price increases just yet - supply still tight
Tight milk supplies and farmgate milk price rises have not yet turned into retail price rises.
Aidan Brennan on 12 Jan 2022
Same profit and less work with once-a-day milking
Aidan Brennan reports from the Teagasc once a day milking conference where Galway farmer Eamonn Connaughton outlined his experience of once a day milking.
Jack Kennedy on 29 Dec 2021
Did Lakeland win the 2021 milk price league?
As the calendar year draws to a close farmers are asking me was there much difference between processors in terms of base milk price through the year.
Aidan Brennan on 27 Dec 2021
How flexible milking can save 15 days a year
Aidan Brennan learns that flexible use of 10-in-7 milking can reduce the amount of time spent milking by 15 days per year, with no reduction in milk solids yield.
Jack Kennedy on 22 Dec 2021
Lakeland stays on top for Christmas
Lakeland, which has most of its suppliers in the top of the country, holds the lead for the November monthly milk league.
David Wright on 22 Dec 2021
Low solids fares best with Lakeland
The Lakeland Dairies payment system has been designed with suppliers of lower solids milk in mind. David Wright and Kieran Mailey report.
Kieran Mailey on 08 Dec 2021
Three pricing models with two different outcomes
Kieran Mailey looks at how changes to milk pricing at Dale Farm, Lakeland and Glanbia will affect NI farmers.
David Wright on 08 Dec 2021
New component pricing at Dale Farm
The co-op is now the third NI processor to announce new incentives for milk solids.
David Wright on 02 Dec 2021
Dale Farm joins NI push for milk solids
The co-op is now the third NI processor to announce new incentives for milk solids.
Aidan Brennan on 01 Dec 2021
Only 25% of farmers hitting right covers
Aidan Brennan writes up some of the key take-home messages from the Teagasc national dairy conference.
Jack Kennedy on 24 Nov 2021
Bumper October milk cheques land into accounts
It's the end of November but the October milk cheques have just landed. Jack Kennedy compares base price across the processors.
David Wright on 17 Nov 2021
Paying on solids has to be the goal
The move by Lakeland to incentivise low solids producers to go for higher fat and protein is a step in the right direction.
David Wright on 17 Nov 2021
Lakeland incentivises fat and protein in NI
The Lakeland scheme will reward suppliers who are able to significantly increase fat and protein over the next five years.
David Wright on 17 Nov 2021
Everyone wins with ‘solid change’
Farmers, processors and the environment will all benefit from a payment system based on milk solids.
David Wright on 12 Nov 2021
Lakeland to incentivise fat and protein in NI
Suppliers in Northern Ireland will be financially rewarded for increasing their fat and protein from 2022.
John Crowe on 10 Nov 2021
Grass+Dairy: knowing when to stop grazing
John Crowe and Declan Marren discuss the importance of knowing being out of grass does not mean the farm is grazed bare.
John Crowe on 03 Nov 2021
Grass+: days left at grass limited
John Crowe and Declan Marren discuss the importance of knowing when to stop grazing to ensure grass availability next spring.
John Crowe on 30 Oct 2021
The Grass Week: Focusing on profitable and sustainable farming in Co Cavan
Thomas and Alan Clarke are milking 145 cows in Killinkere, Co Cavan, and in 2020 joined the Signpost Programme, writes John Crowe.
David Wright on 27 Oct 2021
Dairy farmer group call for ‘Solid Change’
The group believe that the current milk payment system in NI is outdated
Letters to the Editor on 13 Oct 2021
Letter: environmental impact of Northern Ireland’s milk pricing model
‘Milk solids pricing in Northern Ireland – the do nothing policy’ – Jason McMinn, Co Armagh.