Following mediation, a Donegal dairy farmer recently settled a dispute over alleged breach of contract and payment issues with his cooperative. Ronald Russell,…
Newly-elected Irish Farmers’ Association’s (IFA’s) National Liquid Milk Committee chairman Keith O’Boyle has set his sights on tougher regulations “to ensure that liquid…
Retailers have come under increased pressure for the “unsustainable discounting” of fresh milk. Dairy farmers have reacted angrily to moves by retailers to…
Farming in Creggane, Charleville, Co. Limerick, the Quain family has been milking cows on the Cork/Limerick border for generations. Falling within the Co.…
One of Northern Ireland’s largest agri-food companies, Dale Farm Cooperative, has seen its pre-tax profit increase by 16% to £7.9 million (€8.8 million)…
Dairy farmers producing milk for the liquid milk market are beginning to realise the value of compact calving and shortened calving intervals, according…
A ‘milkwise’ strategy needs to be put in place to help the liquid milk sector, according to the Irish Farmers’ Association National Liquid Milk Chairman…
