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Making the most of your Grass Supplies
Irish weather conditions over the past 14 months have been challenging, and the recent warm spell has made grass management especially difficult....
Dairy
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KPMG/ Irish Farmers Journal milk price audit
Commenting on the 2012 KPMG/ Irish Farmers Journal milk price audit, IFA President John Bryan today welcomed the continued participation...
Beef
DARD proposes voluntary Bovine Testing
Northern Ireland’s Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (DARD) has launched a consultation on a proposal to introduce compulsory testing...
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Date set for Dairy Ireland Annual Conference
The Dairy Ireland Annual Conference will take place in the Firgrove Hotel, Mitchelstown, Cork on Thursday, July 25th. The theme...
Dairy
High hopes for farmers to milk it post-quota
Most Irish dairy farmers are optimistic about the future, with more than half planning to increase production between 2015 and...
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'Your farm, your plan', new dairy booklet from Teagasc
Being clear on the future make-up of your farm business and what you want your farm business to deliver for...
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Dairy by the book - Teagasc
Knowledge and clarity is key for dairy farmers as the end of milk quotas 2015 approaches, according to Teagasc head...
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Grass, efficiency, planning key for dairy expansion, Moorepark
An Open Day at the Teagasc Animal and Grassland, Research and Innovation Centre, Moorepark has attracted more than 10,000 dairy...
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Dairy Industry post-quota
A major Teagasc Open Day for the Irish dairy industry will take place in Teagasc Moorepark, Fermoy, County Cork today. The...
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What is an active farmer? ICMSA
The President of Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association (ICMSA) John Comer said the outline Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) agreement communicated...
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Challenges ahead, ICOS on CAP
The President of the Irish co-operative movement ICOS (Irish Co-operative Organisation Society Ltd) Bertie O’Leary said there were positives and...
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The Irish Holstein Friesian Association National Open Day
The Irish Holstein Friesian Association (IHFA) National Open Day 2013 will be held on the Kilgarriffe herd of Richard, Marion...
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EU milk monopoly concerns post quotas
An EU regional committee has raised serious concerns about the liberalisation of the milk market, in particular monopoly behaviour by...
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Italian farmers to pay €1.4bn milk quota fines
The European Commission this afternoon officially requested Italy to recover surplus levies due from Italian milk producers. It called on...
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IFA miffed over dairy board appointment
Why were none of the three farmer candidates for the Irish Dairy Board (IDB) not worthy of selection as chairman?...
Dairy
Ireland's Dairy set to milk it
Ireland is set to become the fastest-growing dairy economy before 2013, according to the Irish Dairy Board in its latest...
Dairy
Gold role for new Dairy Board head
CEO of Aurivo Co-operative Society, formerly Connacht Gold, Aaron Forde has been appointed chairman of the Irish Dairy Board (IDB),...
Dairy
IFA no longer cheesed off over new TV rules
Cheese is set to be exempt from new television advertising rules much to the delight of the Irish Farmers Association...
