Dairy
How to approach the last three months of milk quotas
Co. Meath-based dairy farmer Joe Leonard is currently 32,552L over quota but he outlined his plans for the last few...
Dairy
Co. Meath-based dairy farmer Joe Leonard is currently 32,552L over quota but he outlined his plans for the last few...
Dairy
The European Milk Board and the German Dairy Farmers Association (BDM) are to press in Europe for the introduction of...
Dairy
The annual Irish Grassland Association’s 2015 Dairy Conference with a theme of ‘pathways to success post quota’ is almost sold...
Dairy
The monthly intake of milk in November by creameries was 13% down on the same month last year according to...
Dairy
Today marks 100 days until milk quota abolition in Europe. It’s hard to believe that this restrictive market control regime...
Dairy
Irish dairy farmers are over quota nationally by 6.51% according to the Department of Agriculture latest figures. The Minister for...
Dairy
There is a risk that cows on some dairy farms could become over-conditioned as a result of early dry off...
Dairy
Recent suggestions for the re-introduction of schemes to control dairy volumes have to be knocked on the head, according to the...
Dairy
The European Commission recently voted in favour of extending applications for Private Storage Aid (PSA) for butter and SMP by...
Dairy
With milk quotas set to be abolished from April 1, next year, dairy farmers are facing an uncertain outlook. Volatility...
Opinion
The notion that the EU should introduce ‘support measures’ to help farmers cope with the end of milk quotas is...
Dairy
Moves to re-introduce milk quotas by the back door would be the worst of all worlds for the Irish dairy...
Dairy
The upcoming abolition of milk quota must see benefits that are shared by many, and not just divided among the biggest,...
Dairy
There will be no soft landing for the end of EU milk quotas according to Europe’s Agriculture Commissioner Phil Hogan....
Dairy
Stalemate continues at EU level over additional measures to ensure a ‘soft landing’ to milk quota abolition in 2015, according...
Dairy
It is estimated that Ireland was 6.93% over quota in September, according to latest data received by the Department of...
Dairy
Eight Member States including Ireland, Germany, the Netherlands, Poland, Denmark, Austria, Cyprus and Luxembourg exceeded their milk quotas for deliveries...
Dairy
Domestic milk intake by creameries and pasteurisers was estimated at 609.0 million litres for August 2014. This was 2.7% above...