Dairy
Meet the haulier retiring after 34 years of collecting milk
In the last 34 years, Co. Armagh milk haulier Brian Patterson has seen the good and the great of the...
Milk Collection
Agri-Business
Fonterra officially launches electric milk tanker
New Zealand dairy cooperative, Fonterra has officially launched the country’s first electric milk tanker. Named ‘Milk-E’ by a Fonterra farmer,...
Dairy
'Precautionary measures': Glanbia puts in place milk collection protocol
Glanbia Ireland has put in place precautionary measures as part of the national effort to minimise the spread of coronavirus...
Dairy
Meet the milkman collecting milk this Christmas
Meet James Keary. James has been a milk collection driver for, as he says himself, “I don’t know, maybe 12...
Dairy
The joy of seeing the milk lorry pulling in the gate
One farm family in the midlands breathed a sigh of relief yesterday evening following the arrival of a Glanbia milk...
Dairy
Glanbia agri branches open today as milk collections continue
Glanbia’s agri branches across its catchment area will open for a period today – where conditions allow – to allow...
Agri-Business
Glanbia 20c/L gesture 'falls far short' of attainable milk price
Farm bodies have welcomed the move by Glanbia to pay 20c/L (including VAT) on milk lost during the big freeze – however,...
Agri-Business
Major processor to pay 20c/L for milk lost during big freeze
Glanbia will pay 20c/L (including VAT) on milk volumes that are lost due to the impact of Storm Emma. As...
Agri-Business
Thaw on the way - but milk collection challenges persist
Met Eireann has downgraded its red alert to a Status Orange snow-ice warning for Munster, Leinster, Cavan and Monaghan until 6:00pm...
Dairy
Milk collection services set to be disrupted across the country
Milk collection services will be disrupted in the coming days, as farmers, processors and hauliers look to band together to...
Agri Politics
Fonterra gain access to Kiwi dairy farmers who were forced to dump milk
New Zealand dairy processor Fonterra has gained access to dairy farms in the Kaikoura region on the South Island nearly...
Agri Politics
Fonterra battles to gain access to dairy farms following earthquake
New Zealand dairy processor Fonterra continues to battle to get its milk collection services back to normal, as 22 dairy...
Dairy
Milk production continued to climb in August
Irish dairy farmers continued to increase the volume of milk they produced on their farms during the month of August....