Agri-Business
Pics: Inside the €78m Carbery dairy plant expansion
Up to 4,000 people toured the expanded Carbery Group dairy facility in Co. Cork as part of an ‘open week’...
Cheese
Dairy News
Carbery cheeses strike gold on world stage
Carbery Group has claimed top honours in several categories at the annual International Cheese and Dairy Awards. The awards, which...
Agri-Business
Kilkenny cheese plant to support 4,500 family farms - Fine Gael
The new Glanbia continental cheese factory will strengthen rural Ireland by supporting 4,500 family farms, according to a group of...
Rural Life
New breed of grocers embrace nostalgia
The grandsons of Dominic Doyle who owned and ran the renowned D.B. Doyle’s butchers and meat processing plant in Newbridge,...
Agri-Business
Halloumi cheese start-up has scope for farmers
If all goes according to plan at a new halloumi cheese production venture and interest continues to grow, there will...
Dairy
ICMSA disputes An Taisce comments on Glanbia cheese development
The Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers’ Association (ICMSA) has hit out at comments made by a representative of An Taisce in...
N.Ireland
Takeaway demands provide huge boost for NI lamb and cheese sales
The nation’s love for kebabs and pizza helped takeaway sales of lamb and cheese soar by 80% during lockdown, according...
Dairy
ICOS seeking 'urgent changes' to proposed dairy storage aid
Urgent changes are needed to the proposed Aids to Private Storage (APS) scheme from the European Commission for dairy produce,...
Dairy
Tesco recalls cheese brand over possible E.coli fears
Tesco is recalling one of its cheese brands over fears that a dangerous type of E.coli is present in some...
Dairy
State aid approval for Carbery granted by European Commission
In a recent announcement, the European Commission has given state aid approval for national investment in an Irish cheese producing...
Agri-Business
Ornua postpones board meeting due to 'governance issues'
The Ornua board meeting that was scheduled to take place tomorrow (Wednesday, November 14) has been postponed due to “governance...
Opinion
Italy can teach Ireland a thing or two
I recently met up with a group of ruminant nutritionists from Italy, who were on a fact-finding trip (jolly) to...
Agri-Business
'Sourcing milking buffalo in Europe is a challenge'
Johnny Lynch, the Macroom man behind Ireland’s only milking buffalo herd at present, had reason to don a ‘cheesy smile’...
Rural Life
Cork buffalo farmer seeks partnerships
Co. Cork farmer, Johnny Lynch, who has gained fame as Ireland’s buffalo farmer, is seeking to partner with farmers within...
Agri-Business
Cheese comp 'crackers' for Carbery cheddar
Carbery cheeses – manufactured in Ballineen – won big at the 2017 Global Cheese Awards, the longest running cheese show...
Rural Life
Awards roll in for Meath farmer's cheese enterprise
Volatile summer milk prices prompted Meath man Michael Finegan to diversify into cheese making. And the rate at which his...
Agri-Business
ICMSA welcomes EU recognition of Ireland’s unique exposure to Brexit
ICMSA President John Comer has welcomed the strong indications from Brussels that the needs of Ireland will be put centre...
Dairy
Strong global butter sales to be maintained throughout 2017
Rabobank is projecting global butter prices to remain firm throughout 2017. This is in contrast to the persistent low value...
