A further three fodder advice meetings have been announced by Glanbia Ireland, following on from its original six meetings.

The original six were very well attended, according to a spokesperson for Glanbia.

To further help its farmers deal with the current fodder challenges, Glanbia Ireland announced that it will hold additional meetings to provide technical and fodder planning advice for livestock farmers.

The additional meetings will take place early next week in counties Carlow, Cork and Wicklow, as outlined below.

Earlier this week the processor announced an unchanged milk price for July supplies.

Glanbia will pay its member milk suppliers 32c/L including VAT for June manufacturing milk supplies at 3.6% butterfat and 3.3% protein.

Glanbia chairman Martin Keane said: “At a time of significant challenge on our farms, milk price stability is welcome. However, there continues to be volatility in market returns for some products. The board will continue to monitor developments on a monthly basis.”