Dairy News
'Cautiously optimistic for dairy markets in 2024' - Bord Bia
“Cautiously optimistic” for 2024, was how David Kennedy, head of dairy with Bord Bia, described the outlook for dairy markets....
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Grass-based production must continue to be focus for Irish dairy
Grass is, and must continue to be the main focus and driver of the Irish dairy sector for us to...
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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
Watch: McCormack on 'regret' over farm management deposit scheme
The Irish dairy sector has seen considerable changes in the last few years, let alone since 2009, when Pat McCormack...
Dairy Technical
Dairy advice: Time for farm performance review for 2023
The majority of spring-calving herds are now dry, so it is a good opportunity to review your farm performance for...
Dairy News
NFS: East and midlands most profitable for dairy in 2022
The east and midlands had the highest family farm income (FFI) for dairy in 2022, with an average return of...
Agri-Business
Trade mission moves to the Philippines
The Malaysian part of the trade mission to Southeast Asia has concluded, with the delegation now moving to the Philippines....
Agri-Business
Consistency of supply focus of dairy exports to Malaysia
Bord Bia has targeted Malaysia and the Philippines for a €15 million increase in Irish dairy exports over the coming...
Agri-Business
Malaysia and the Philippines targeted for growth in dairy exports
Bord Bia has today (Tuesday, November 7) embarked on a campaign to increase dairy exports by €15 million in Malaysia...
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Watch: How to effectively treat and control parasites
Amid the current season of record-high input costs, keeping unnecessary spending to a minimum is key, which means that early...
Dairy Technical
Making your farm a more attractive workplace for staff
The issue of attracting and retaining staff on dairy farms is ongoing within the dairy sector and the agricultural sector...
Dairy Technical
75% of UK and Irish dairy farmers now milk recording
Milk recording on Irish and UK farms has gained significant popularity in the last few years. A recent survey conducted...
Dairy Technical
EDF: Is land Irish dairy's limiting factor?
The European Dairy Farmers (EDF) congress has been taking place in Co. Cork over the last number of days. This...
Dairy Technical
EDF: Grass-based dairy most efficient user of human eatable protein
The European Dairy Farmers (EDF) is holding its three-day congress in Co. Cork, with this being the EDF’s 30th congress....
Dairy
World Milk Day: Top 10 dairy nutritional facts from the NDC
Today (Tuesday, June 1) is World Milk Day – global day of celebration to recognize the importance of milk as...
Dairy
'Irish dairy is environmentally sustainable': Need for balance in green debate underlined
The need for balance and fully informed views is key to the ongoing debate around Irish dairy sustainability, according to...
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Do you want to be paid to share your opinion?
Do you want to be paid to share your opinion? Irish farmers have faced significant media coverage over issues, such...
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Irish dairy stakeholders issue 17-point statement on climate action
Five key stakeholder organisations in the Irish dairy sector have come together to issue a joint commitment on climate action....
Dairy
Irish dairy industry 'fully committed' to low-carbon future
The Irish dairy industry is fully committed to a sustainable and low carbon future, the Irish Cooperative Organisation Society (ICOS)...
Dairy
'No one is talking to the consumer': NDC outlines Irish dairy dilemma
While the Irish dairy sector is good at communicating what it is doing at an environmental level, it is currently...
Dairy
Global milk statistics: Where do we fit in?
At the end of 2020, domestic milk intake in Ireland reached just shy of 8.3 billion litres – up more...