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...
Opinion
I recently met up with a group of ruminant nutritionists from Italy, who were on a fact-finding trip (jolly) to...
Agri-Business
Johnny Lynch, the Macroom man behind Ireland’s only milking buffalo herd at present, had reason to don a ‘cheesy smile’...
Rural Life
Co. Cork farmer, Johnny Lynch, who has gained fame as Ireland’s buffalo farmer, is seeking to partner with farmers within...
Agri-Business
Carbery cheeses – manufactured in Ballineen – won big at the 2017 Global Cheese Awards, the longest running cheese show...
Rural Life
Volatile summer milk prices prompted Meath man Michael Finegan to diversify into cheese making. And the rate at which his...
Agri-Business
ICMSA President John Comer has welcomed the strong indications from Brussels that the needs of Ireland will be put centre...
Dairy
Rabobank is projecting global butter prices to remain firm throughout 2017. This is in contrast to the persistent low value...
Dairy
European milk markets are expected to become more balanced in 2017, according to AHDB Dairy analysts. This will provide more...
Agri-Business
Glanbia plc has announced today that it is in advanced discussions to build and operate a new cheese and whey...
Agri-Business
Ornua, Ireland’s largest exporter of Irish dairy products, has announce that it has signed an agreement to acquire FJ Need...
Dairy
Dairygold’s new Jarlsberg cheese facility in Mogeely, Co. Cork will become an international centre of excellence for cheese production in...
Dairy
Somerset-based cheese manufacturer AJ and RJ Barber has announced a 6p/L (6.7c/L) farmgate price increase to occur over the next...
Agri Politics
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) plans to buy a surplus of cheese to help out dairy producers whose revenues have...
N.Ireland
Some 60 new jobs have been created by Dale Farm’s new cheese processing and packing facility in Co.Tyrone. Following a...
Sheep
With dairy farmers currently receiving in the region of 23c/L for milk, one Tipperary farmer is managing to get an...
Agri Politics
Fonterra has officially opened its new cheese expansion at Eltham, Australia, with the plant now able to produce enough cheese...
Agri-Business
Norway’s largest farmer-owned co-op, TINE, is to commence planning for the construction of a new Jarlsberg cheese production facility in...
Dairy
A symposium exploring the culture, taste and quality of Irish cheese may help producers to more accurately describe the taste...