Dairy
Domestic milk intake up 87m litres in October - CSO
Latest statistics show domestic milk intake by processors and co-ops in October 2024 jumped year on year by 87.2 million...
Processors
Dairy
Milk supplies up by 6m litres year on year in September
New figures published today (Tuesday, November 5) show milk supplied to processors and co-ops bounced by 6 million litres in...
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Transition period & early lactation: A springboard to a successful lactation
A focus on management and nutrition during the transition period makes all the difference to performance in the next lactation. ...
Dairy
Tirlán confirms increase in September milk price
Tirlán has today (Friday, October, 18) confirmed an increase in the price it will pay for September milk supplies. The...
Agri-Business
Ireland to celebrate UN International Day of Cooperatives
The Irish Co-operative Organisation Society (ICOS) will celebrate the 30th UN International Day of Cooperatives this coming weekend on Saturday...
Agri Politics
Processors urged to 'maximise' price paid for April milk
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) Dairy Committee chair Stephen Arthur is calling on processors to support dairy farmers by maximising...
Agri-Business
EU publishes 'green and digital' transition pathway for processors
The European Commission has published a “transition pathway” for the agri-food processing industry in the EU to enhance the environmental...
Pig/Poultry
IFA requests meeting with pig processors to discuss drops in prices
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) National Pigs Committee has requested a meeting with processors in the new year to discuss drops in...
Beef
IBLA: Farmers should get contracts to ensure fair price
The Irish Beef and Lamb Association (IBLA) has stated that before farmers fill sheds with cattle or lambs, they should look...
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Events to showcase options for life beyond the farm
Two events are set to take place in the north-west to showcase the positives of the Irish dairy sector and...
Agri-Business
'Relentless pressure' from processors is unacceptable - UFU
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has said the “relentless pressure” put on farmers from processors over the last number of...
Pig/Poultry
Processors urged to increase price paid to pig farmers
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) has called on Irish processors to increase the price paid to Irish pig farmers for...
Agri-Business
Prices paid to farmers need to be urgently addressed - MEP
The prices paid to farmers by retailers and processors need to be urgently addressed, according to an Irish MEP. Chris...
Dairy News
Claim processor price cuts will 'eliminate' liquid milk premium
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) has said that milk price cuts announced by processors this month have “effectively eliminated” the...
Sheep News
Bord Bia acknowledges 'frustration' with sheepmeat QA
“I understand the frustration farmers have with the level of the quality assurance (QA) bonuses on offer, but we have...
Sheep
Weakest link: 'Lack of transparency in sheep sector must be tackled'
The “lack of transparency” in the sheep sector must be tackled as a priority, according to the Irish Cattle and...
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Transform your calf rearing with a JFC automatic feeder
We recently caught up with Richard Lowe who is a dairy farmer from Adare, Co. Limerick, who shares how the...
Beef
'Immediate action needed after sudden and unfair beef price cuts' - TD
A TD has called for “immediate action” following recent cuts in beef prices to farmers by processors, which he described...
Dairy
'Relative stability in the market should convince processors to hold milk prices'
Processors have been called upon to hold milk prices for the last month of 2017, due to the “relative stability...
Agri-Business
Irish co-op leaders set to gather to plan and safeguard for the future
The Irish Co-operative Organisation Society (ICOS) will be holding the 41st ICOS National Conference tomorrow (Tuesday, January 9) at Devere...
Dairy
Latest processor announces milk price increase for May supplies
Kerry is the latest processor to reveal that it will be increasing its milk price for milk supplied in May by...