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At the last tender sale, 162t of skimmed milk powder (SMP) – the final remnants of public stocks – were sold, the European…
Growing dairy cow numbers and the fall in beef births looks to have almost evened out total calf births for 2019 and 2018.…
There is a considerable difference between the top performers in dairying and other farmers in the sector. Meanwhile, the average dairy farm profit…
Members seem to be satisfied with the outcome of the Kerry Co-op annual general meeting (AGM), according to Donal Counihan, chairman of the…
An agri-contractor based in Ballinasloe, Co. Galway, made a surprise discovery that could well have saved his life when mixing slurry recently. Alan…
Converting to milk production involves a major commitment and sizeable capital outlay. Therefore, you need to be sure you are making the right…
The board of Kerry Co-operative Creameries Limited has released a statement announcing that members have voted in favour of the necessary rule change…
Further Kerry Co-op milk suppliers have voiced concerns about the direction of the cooperative ahead of the entity’s annual general meeting (AGM) today,…
Grass growth rates have taken a dip this week, for some, due to the slower regrowth rates experienced on farms. Last week, average…
Kerry Co-op’s cash-for-shares scheme could be able to proceed even if shareholders reject the proposed Share Redemption Scheme at the co-op’s annual general…
The country should be “looking critically” at agriculture and searching for alternative economic activities for farming, according to Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin.…
The recent downturn for the Global Dairy Trade (GDT) index has continued in its latest auction earlier today, Tuesday, June 18, in what…
Dairygold has become the latest processor to announce its milk price for May supplies, revealing its decision to hold its price from the…
The board of Kerry Co-op has responded to the controversy surrounding its Share Redemption Scheme, saying that the proposal is the “best option…
A group of former directors of Kerry Co-op have expressed misgivings about the proposed Equity Redemption Scheme, which will see shareholders given the…
Cathal McHugh is a 26-year-old farmer in Co. Roscommon who is in a farm partnership with his father Des. In April of this…
The shortfall between the Ornua Purchase Price Index (PPI) and the average price being paid by Irish co-ops on a per-litre basis will…
Following the revelation today of the Government’s Climate Action Plan, a number of farm organisations have made their views clear on what the…
