Environment
A second committee meeting will be held tomorrow at 1.30p.m to discuss opportunities and technologies to cut emissions in the sector.
Dairy News
The(ICMSA has said that it will not accept any proposal that will place an "arbitrary cap on the sustainable productive capacity of Irish family dairy farms".
Dairy
Minister McConalogue has confirmed the establishment of a new group with the aim of "reducing and then stabilising" dairy emissions.
There is concern a limit will be placed on output from the dairy sector, following a meeting between the DAFM and farm organisations...
Opinion
"What can be done to flatten the milk peak/curve? At processor level, contingency planning for a loss of capacity needs to be undertaken."
The year 2015 marked the end of an era for the dairy industry, as this was the year quotas were abolished and the expansion period began.
The final cost of the Superlevy Instalment Scheme to the Government was €35.6m in 2015.
Today's Council of EU Agriculture Ministers meeting in Luxembourg will hear the demands of EU Minister of Agriculture around possible solutions to the current dairy crisis.
The search is on to find a legal basis to further extend the superlevy repayments of Irish dairy farmers.
Agri Politics
The European Commission this week announced that it will allow the voluntary supply management of milk during periods of price downturns.
Seeking to regulate the EU milk market by managing supply would 'undermine rather than support' the future of dairy farming in the EU, according to leading Agricultural Economist, Alan Matthews.
Agri-Business
Rabobank’s dairy global strategist believes Ireland can exceed its target to increase milk supply by 50% before 2020, based on the capacity of our land.
The CSO has today released its official figures for Irish milk production in 2015 the first full year post quota.
Domestic milk intake by creameries and pasteurisers was estimated at 352.1m litres for November 2015, according to the CSO.
The irregularities in milk quota which took place between Glanbia and Clongowes Wood should have been referred to the Gardai, according to Sinn Fein TD Martin Ferris.
The total amount by which 12 Member States exceeded their national milk quotas for deliveries in the 2014/2015 quota year has been revealed.
The slight increase in EU milk deliveries in 2015 hides differences in the development of milk production in the EU Member States post quota
The controversy over possible milk quota irregularities involving a large Glanbia milk supplier hit the floor of the Dail today.
The Department of Agriculture has revealed that Ireland's final superlevy bill will be higher than its initial estimates.
Supply management or quotas has long proven to be a completely redundant policy measure, according to Conor Mulvihill, ICOS European Affairs Executive.
European Commission data shows very different milk production developments in the dairy sectors of different Member States
There were approximately 6,500 farmers over quota in the last quota year, according to latest Department estimates.
Despite lower milk prices, EU milk deliveries in 2015 are expected above 2014, according to the European Commission's latest outlook for the dairy sector.
