N.Ireland
Northern Ireland dairy farmers urged to buy fertiliser and feed
Dale Farm members visiting this year’s Balmoral Show will be told that there is a sustainable future for dairy in...
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Agri-Business
Dale Farm launches community fund to aid schools
Dairy cooperative Dale Farm has launched a new community fund with the aim of supporting organisations local to its production...
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Watch: Cork dairy farmer tracks nitrates in derogation
Watch how this Cork farmer manages and tracks nitrates in derogation using the Herdwatch app. The nitrates situation presents both...
N.Ireland
40 new dairy entrants in Northern Ireland in 2021
Approximately 40 new farming entrants started up within Northern Ireland’s dairy sector during 2021 and this growth looks set to...
Dairy
Global milk production sees first growth decrease since 2019
After more than two years of uninterrupted growth, global milk production is down, with growth expected to dip into negative...
N.Ireland
Dairy markets remain strong but farmer margins impacted
Dale Farm chief executive Nick Whelan has confirmed that, despite dairy markets being relatively strong, milk volumes coming into processers...
N.Ireland
Northern Ireland milk sector outlines decarbonisation efforts
Northern Ireland continues to decarbonise its milk sector and greater strides to this effect can be expected. This was one...
Agri-Business
Dromona strikes gold at 2021 International Cheese and Dairy Awards
Dairy cooperative Dale Farm has picked up several accolades at the 2021 International Cheese and Dairy Awards. With over 5,000...
Agri-Business
Dale Farm sees £19 million increase in sales despite a year of lockdown
Major Northern Ireland dairy cooperative Dale Farm has reported an increase in both group operating profits and sales in its...
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Watch: Proven fertility boost on Cork spring calving farm
A proven fertility boost has been demonstrated on the farm of Ben Ridgeway near Clonakilty, Co. Cork, where he milks...
Dairy
NI milk price round-up: Lakeland swaps unconditional bonus for base price rise
Northern Ireland milk buyers are tickling the 30p/L mark with marginal increases across most of May’s base prices. The latest...
Agri-Business
Dale Farm signs supply deal with Arla Foods
Two of the UK‘s largest dairy companies, Dale Farm and Arla Foods, have partnered for the first time as part...
Dairy
NI milk price round-up: Top base price for April hits 29.8p/L
NI milk prices are holding strong across the board, with all of the big players announcing holds or price increases...
N.Ireland
NI milk prices edge upwards for March
Northern Ireland milk processors have announced increases to prices of up to 1p/L for March’s milk. Dairy processors Dale Farm,...
N.Ireland
NI suppliers call for Lakeland and Dale Farm to follow Glanbia in solids-based pricing
A group of northern dairy farmers have called for their processors to follow suit with Glanbia Ireland, which this week...
Agri-Business
Dale Farm unveils new look after 50 years of old branding
Northern Ireland dairy cooperative Dale Farm has unveiled new branding as part of a major growth strategy for the next...
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Continued strong demand for land from farmers
There is a continued strong demand for land from farmers, according to agricultural development manager (south-east and midlands) at Bank...
N.Ireland
Dale Farm suppliers hit out at 'meat-free Monday' post
Dale Farm suppliers have hit out at the dairy processor after it posted on social media offering “meat-free Monday inspiration”....
Dairy
Improving productivity goes to the very heart of modern dairy farming
Dale Farm CEO Nick Whelan is quick to point out that milk producers and processers are both joined at the...
N.Ireland
300% increase in milk offered for Dale Farm fixed-price contract
Northern Ireland dairy co-operative Dale Farm has said it has seen “an almost 300%” increase in the volume of milk...
Dairy
Lakeland Dairies to launch new fixed-price contract
Lakeland Dairies has plans to launch a new three-year fixed-price milk contract, AgriLand can reveal. The price will remain unchanged...