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Picking the perfect bull team
Aidan Brennan
Aidan Brennan looks at some of the key criteria when picking a bull team for use on dairy herds this spring.
14 March 2025 News
Farm Tech Talk: booming beef prices, rewetting and milk solids
The positivity in the beef trade, an update on ACRES, milk soilds and spring AI all feature on this week's Farm Tech Talk.
12 March 2025 Viewpoints
Editorial: milk solids' importance
Co-op directors should lead from the front on this, when setting and announcing milk price.
Most Lakeland suppliers better off under A+B-C
Lakeland suppliers have been given the option of switching to an A+B-C payment model from 1 January 2025.
26 February 2025 Northern Ireland
Tirlán confirms €5.9m trading bonus payout
Tirlán chair John Murphy said that the co-op has reshaped the dairy element of the scheme to focus on driving milk solids production through peak.
26 February 2025 News
Weekend weather: wet and windy days to come
There is plenty of rain and wind forecast by Met Éireann this weekend.
21 February 2025 News
Tirlán suppliers still paying for retirement scheme
While Tirlán is correctly looking at ways its suppliers can increase production, the irony of past policy hasn't been forgotten.
19 February 2025 Dealer
Tirlan pushes suppliers for more milk solids
The dairy co-op will be sending farmers a text message to alert them if their herd's milk production data indicates a lack of energy in the diet.
19 February 2025 News
Tirlán announces January milk price
'Dairy market returns are relatively stable as we enter the crucial period when European milk supply volumes ramp up through the spring,' says Tirlán chairperson John Murphy.
18 February 2025 News
Dairygold and Carbery hold their milk prices
“Stability of dairy markets is continuing for the start of 2025 and we will continue to monitor markets closely to maximise returns for our shareholders,” said a spokesperson for Carbery.
18 February 2025 News
Kerry lifts milk price for January supplies
Global demand outlook is good which should provide support for prices as Europe heads into peak production, Kerry Dairy Ireland has said.
17 February 2025 News
NI milk league: Lakeland moves back on top for December
Lakeland Dairies' loyalty bonus and higher value increments on milk solids helped the co-op claim top spot in the Northern Ireland milk league for December.
29 January 2025 Northern Ireland