Dairy
Reduced superlevy bills may mean farmers are owed money by their co-ops
Many dairy farmers will be owed money, now that the superlevy bill is €5m less than previously expected, according to...
Dairy Expansion
Agri Politics
Draft RDP plan includes €395m for On Farm Capital Investment
Included in the final detail of Ireland’s Rural Development Programme (RDP), 2014-2020, announced today by the Minister for Agriculture, Food...
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Watch: Rugby legend on tackling resistant worms in cattle
At this time of year, many farmers are organising their animal health plan and tackling resistant worms to cover their...
Dairy
'People management just as important as a new parlour'
‘’Meeting the Food Harvest 2020 targets for the dairy sector requires just as much emphasis on developing peoples’ capacity to...
Dairy
Minister says butterfat deal unlikely for the moment
A deal among EU Agriculture Ministers on altering the butterfat coefficient is becoming more unlikely as the weeks pass. The...
Dairy
Maintaining performance after dairy expansion
Maintaining high levels of performance after expanding to a larger dairy herd is one of the main challenges facing farmers...
Agri Politics
Thinking of expanding? How does milking 39,000 cows sound?
Chinese dairy farms are expanding at an incredible rate, particularly the larger scale businesses, according to Mat Waggins, of UK...