Dairy - Farming News
Home » Dairy
Dairy farming news and updates for Irish dairy farmers. Looking for a mart to buy and sell cattle? Check out our marts directory
After the winter/spring just passed, fodder reserves on farms across the country are at low levels and this brings the challenge of building…
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Michael Creed has underlined the importance of a new pilot quota of employment permits for the…
Glanbia has become the latest processor to announce its milk price, revealing a reduced milk price for April supplies. Glanbia will pay its…
Glanbia Ireland has today announced the appointment of Janet McCollum as a non-executive director of the company. McCollum has over 25 years of…
Forage crops such as kale proved to be a great solution for many farmers wishing to stretch silage stocks or who were challenged…
Northern dairy giant LacPatrick has been named as one of the big winners at the 2018 Made in Northern Ireland awards. LacPatrick took…
Breeding has commenced on numerous dairy farms throughout the country. Initially, many farmers are opting to breed with AI before making the transition…
The ideal approach to controlling lung, gut and stomach worms is to use a worming program that allows some exposure to the worm…
Farmers’ organisations have welcomed Lakeland Dairies’ move to hold its base price and provide a continued support payment, and have urged other co-operatives…
Lakeland Dairies is the first processor out of the traps this month to announce its milk price, revealing that it has maintained its base…
By Bryan Buckley, Lallemand Animal Nutrition With most cows out full-time now and breeding in full swing, there will be a huge uptake…
Heat detection aids can help identify bulling cows and this is particularly important for herds using AI. Identifying cows on heat can be…
Eight Aurivo milk suppliers have been acknowledged for their contribution to dairy farming excellence at the 11th annual Aurivo Milk Quality Awards. A…
Suppliers of Arrabawn Co-op received an additional €37 million in milk payments during 2017 versus the previous year, the company’s annual report shows. Turnover soared…
After an outstanding weekend in many parts of the country, grass growth is moving into surplus territory in some areas. The Teagasc PastureBase…
Ornua has announced that its Purchase Price Index (PPI) for April will remain the same as March’s index of 100.4. This, according to…
Tom and Maura Murphy, along with their sons Patrick and Philip, own the award-winning ‘Swiftsheath’ Holstein herd. The Murphy family are well known…
A disease which has prompted a cull of cattle in New Zealand has been detected on yet another farm. The Ministry for Primary Industries…
