Agri-Business
The board of Tirlán has announced that chief investment and strategy officer and executive director Frank Tobin is set to retire.
Lisavaird Food Group, part of Lisavaird Co-op, has attained 'Gold' status as a member of Bord Bia's sustainability programme Origin Green.
Authorities in China have said that the period of its investigation into so-called 'subsidies' paid to the EU dairy sector will be extended.
Over 1.6 million tonnes of Irish dairy products are shipped to around 140 markets worldwide, according to Bord Bia
Dairy
Head of dairy knowledge transfer at Teagasc, Dr. Joe Patton spoke to Agriland about why dairy farming is still a very attractive job.
Director of Dairy Industry Ireland, Connor Mulvihill highlighted the importance of young farmers at the first of the Aurivo ‘Your Farm...
The Dutch dairy equipment group, Lely, grew its turnover by 25% to €888 million last year according to its latest financial results.
89% of consumers are confident that dairy farmers can make necessary changes to achieve climate action targets, according to a new survey.
Dairy News
Uisce Éireann has issued an appeal to the dairy industry to not dispose large quantities of milk into the wastewater network.
A series of new bite size and flexible courses delivered by UCC is aiming to drive innovation and sustainability in the dairy industry.
Opinion
The AgriLand/ICMSA Milk Price Tracker is a welcome addition for people to compare milk prices across different milk processors in Ireland.
How are Irish dairy products - and the farmers that produce them - viewed by consumers? Research from the NDC sheds light on the matter.
Environment
The first Agricultural Sustainability Support and Advisory Programme (ASSAP) interim report has been published.
GHG emissions from the dairy industry decreased by 3% in 2019, according to figures from the Environmental Protection Agency.
"You are as much in the food safety business as people that own hotels," stated University College Dublin (UCD) professor, Paddy Wall.
As the 2019 season draws to a close, and with the 2020 season only around the corner, it is time to reflect back over the year just past.
While the dairy industry has experienced positive growth in recent years, it is not without its challenges.
Milk prices being paid by processors, to dairy farmers, are on a downward spiral. Last month, the majority of co-ops cut their milk price.
'A Green Future for European Dairy' is the motto of the 2018 European Dairy Association (EDA) Convention, which is on in Ireland next month.
The dairy industry is facing into a "pinch period" as the dry spell continues, the director of Dairy Industry Ireland Conor Mulvihill says.
N.Ireland
The dairy industry in Northern Ireland needs to debate innovative changes as to how farmers are paid for milk, according to the UFU.
The needs to be a sense of urgency around consolidation in the Irish dairy sector, according to the CEO of the newly formed LacPatrick Co-operative.
