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Are you considering dairy farming?

March 16, 2018

By Seamus Nolan, dairy advisor, Teagasc Castlerea Since the removal of milk quotas in 2015, there has been increased interest in milk production…

Farm focus: Milking 355 cows in the midlands

June 26, 2017

Dairy

The past presidents of Macra na Feirme, Michael and Catherine Gowing, run a spring-calving dairy enterprise in Scorduff, Co. Offaly. Hailing from a winter…

Grass advice: Managing grass quality while the sun shines

June 20, 2017

Dairy

With the sun on your back – and on the cows’ – dairy farming has to be one of the best professions to…

The 40-year journey: How one farmer progressed from manager to owner

June 18, 2017

Dairy

Farming on the outskirts of Mallow, Co. Cork, John Fitzgerald mapped his transition from farm manager to owner at a recent farm walk.…

Revealed: The ups and downs of entering dairying

June 17, 2017

Dairy

There are many upsides to entering milk production in a post-quota Ireland. The milk price is good, meaning that a living can be…

‘Co-ops paying less than 23c/L for milk are underpaying their farmer suppliers’

July 14, 2016

Dairy

Co-ops paying less than 23c/L of milk are “demonstrably underpaying” their farmer-suppliers, according to the ICMSA’s Gerald Quain. Against a background where Co-ops…

Is there a future for the 70-cow dairy herd in Ireland?

July 8, 2016

Dairy

The 70-cow dairy herd will be below average, in terms of numbers in 10 years, but can it survive and provide a viable…

Milk production up by 28% in March compared to 2015

April 29, 2016

Dairy

Domestic milk intake by creameries and pasteurisers was estimated at 582.5 million litres for March 2016, according to latest figures from the CSO.…

Dutch dairy farmers will have to cull cows to meet phosphates limits

April 24, 2016

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New EU environmental rules could see dairy farmers in Holland have to reduce the numbers of cows on their farms significantly. According to…

‘Breed the cow to suit the system – don’t design the system around the cow’

April 11, 2016

As part of our three-part series on Captal farms – a series of farm partnerships, now milking 1,500 cows in the South East –…

Opinion – Do Ireland’s processors owe dairy farmers more than what they’re currently paying them?

February 24, 2016

Opinion

There seems to be a significant disconnect within the dairy industry at the moment, as two of Ireland’s largest dairy processors post large…

UK Supermarket makes 100 day dairy grazing pledge

February 5, 2016

Dairy

Milk suppliers to one of the UK’s largest supermarket chains must now have their cows at grass for at least 100 days a…

Shocking video footage puts spotlight on New Zealand’s dairy industry

November 29, 2015

Agri Politics

An investigation by New Zealand animal rights group SAFE has put the country’s dairy industry under the spotlight. SAFE is calling on New…

Only 22 and plans to be milking 275 cows in Co. Galway

November 23, 2015

Dairy

At only 22 years of age and less than two years into his dairy farming career Aurivo supplier, Kevin Moran has big plans…

New Zealand central bank warns of dairy farmer debt

November 12, 2015

Dairy

New Zealand’s Central Bank has warned of excessive debt building up on dairy farms as farmers struggle with low prices. Reserve Bank Governor,…

‘UK milk contracts leading to efficient processors and inefficient farmers’

November 3, 2015

Dairy

The importance of milk contracts to the dairy industry in the UK was highlighted by Welsh Agricultural Consultant Gareth Davies at the recent Teagasc…

Figures show fall off in dairy calvings so far this autumn

October 22, 2015

Dairy

Dairy calf registrations since September are down 15%, according to latest stats from the ICBF. Since the week ending September 4, just over…

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