Tom O'Callaghan

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Is processing inefficiency eroding dairy co-op shareholder value?
Is processing inefficiency eroding dairy co-op shareholder value?

COMMENT: In its latest newsletter the dairy farmer group, Dairy Ireland continues with its analysis and explanation of the A +...

Is the Irish dairy industry ready to take advantage of the baby-food boom?
Is the Irish dairy industry ready to take advantage of the baby-food boom?

COMMENT: Infant formula is one of the fastest-growing dairy market segments globally, growing by more than €3.5bn in 2013. A large...

Regional divide in herd sizes
Regional divide in herd sizes

COMMENT: Irish Livestock Farming 10-Year Comparison: Herd Sizes Analysing recent cattle herd and livestock numbers in Ireland, one striking aspect...

What Ireland can learn from Fonterra
What Ireland can learn from Fonterra

COMMENT: Fonterra sells a lot of its dairy products through Global Dairy Trade (GDT) Auctions. The revenue generated from dairy produce...

Calculating milk price from whole milk powder prices
Calculating milk price from whole milk powder prices

COMMENT: Helping farmers calculate milk price from whole milk powder prices.  Example – Whole Milk Powder (WMP)   The latest...

Comment: The quarterly beef price gap
Comment: The quarterly beef price gap

 COMMENT: As we enter the final quarter of the year, we see again in recent weeks a growing price gap between...

Are CAP subsidies making Irish farmers less productive?
Are CAP subsidies making Irish farmers less productive?

COMMENT: Over the course of the year we have seen many strong arguments for maintaining and/or strengthening European Common Agricultural Policy...