Dairy
Contrasting dairying systems in South Wales
IN FOCUS: In recent weeks a group of mid-Tyrone dairy farmers attended a two-day study tour to south Wales organised...
Dairy
IN FOCUS: In recent weeks a group of mid-Tyrone dairy farmers attended a two-day study tour to south Wales organised...
Dairy
Agriculture Minister Simon Coveney TD, Matt Dempsey, chief executive of The Agricultural Trust, the chairman of global dairy giant ARLA...
Breaking News
A farmers’ booklet on transition cow feeding, reporting the results of one part of a major Research Challenge Fund study,...
Breaking News
COMMENT: In its latest newsletter the dairy farmer group, Dairy Ireland continues with its analysis and explanation of the A +...
Machinery
Dairy farmers planning to renovate an existing milking parlour or resume in-parlour feeding are often restricted in their choice of...
Other
COMMENT: Infant formula is one of the fastest-growing dairy market segments globally, growing by more than €3.5bn in 2013. A large...
Rural Life
The View from Teagasc: Energy consumption in milk production is important because it impacts directly on profitability and environmental footprint. In order...
Rural Life
Dairy farmers-inventors Alan and Colette Martin of Ballyduff Upper, Co Waterford, accepted the recent Dairy Show’s innovation gold medal, while...
Breaking News
Teagasc’s Dr Joe Patton told delegates attending yesterday’s Liquid Milk Conference in Navan that individual cow yield has no bearing on...
Breaking News
The biggest challenges facing young farmers are lack of profitability in beef, sheep and tillage enterprises; difficulty in entering dairy...
Agri Politics
The View from Africa: Danone is set to buy a 49 percent stake in Fan Milk International, a frozen dairy products...
Dairy
COMMENT: Irish Livestock Farming 10-Year Comparison: An analysis of Department of Agriculture livestock statistics over the past 10 years highlights the evolution...
Dairy
There was a tremendous turnout of breeders and visitors for last Saturday’s National Dairy Show, held at its now traditional...
Breaking News
Teagasc launched its ‘Road Maps to Better Farming 2020’ advisory booklet last month. The publications cover all the main sectors: dairying,...
Dairy
The 2013 winners of the national prize for the best dairy farm are Edward and Olivia Fitzgerald, from Tobernea, Effin,...
Environment
The View from Northern Ireland: Brian Stewart and his father Bertie manage a herd of 70 autumn/winter calving dairy cows...
Dairy
Some 14 dairy farms have been shortlisted as national finalists for the 2013 National Dairy Council (NDC) and Kerrygold Quality Milk...
Breaking News
COMMENT: Fonterra sells a lot of its dairy products through Global Dairy Trade (GDT) Auctions. The revenue generated from dairy produce...