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Opinion: Ornua is at a crossroads, but Irish butter's quality must be backed

While Tirlán's move has been criticised by some, it has to look after its members' needs. Can we create room for multiple tiers of branded Irish butter?

OPINION 29 August 2026

Opinion: Ornua is at a crossroads, but Irish butter's quality must be backed

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Dairy Trends: green shoots emerging in European dairy markets

Dairy Trends: green shoots emerging in European dairy markets

MARKETS 26 August 2026

Co-op reminder from Down Under

Co-op reminder from Down Under

DEALER 19 August 2026

News round-up from Northern Ireland

News round-up from Northern Ireland

News round-up from Northern Ireland

NORTHERN IRELAND 12 August 2026

The basics of making your money work harder for you

The basics of making your money work harder for you

The basics of making your money work harder for you

INSURANCE 4 July 2026

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Decade of global growth forecast

Decade of global growth forecast

Latest OECD-FAO report predicts increased output of meat dairy and cereals over the next decade.

NEWS 18 February 2026

Dairy Trends: markets still in the doldrums

Dairy Trends: markets still in the doldrums

High global dairy supply is putting a low floor on dairy commodity prices, writes Aidan Brennan.

MARKETS 18 February 2026

Dale Farm adds 1p/l to May price

Dale Farm adds 1p/l to May price

The NI co-op has added another 1p/l onto a market support payment to suppliers.

NORTHERN IRELAND 18 February 2026

Tillage Podcast: world trade and feed imports

Tillage Podcast: world trade and feed imports

On this week’s show, we chat about fieldwork, crop insurance, feed imports and, as always, have the Grain Trends and weather reports.

NEWS 18 February 2026

Technology key to efficient food production – WTO

Technology key to efficient food production – WTO

Dr Edwini Kessie is the director of agriculture and commodities at the World Trade Organisation. He wants to see technology embraced and available to all.

NEWS 18 February 2026

Dale Farm to make a 13th payment

Dale Farm to make a 13th payment

The co-op has confirmed it will make a 13th payment on all milk produced over the last year.

NORTHERN IRELAND 18 February 2026

Dairy processors look to close price gap

Dairy processors look to close price gap

Price increases have been applied by a number of milk processors for January supplies

NORTHERN IRELAND 18 February 2026

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Limerick farmer wins Kinisla Milk Quality Award

The winner of the 2026 Kinisla Milk Quality and Sustainability Awards was announced at a ceremony in Limerick, on Tuesday.

Limerick farmer wins Kinisla Milk Quality Award

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