Opinion
Irish dairy farmers enjoyed a year of reasonable returns in 2017/18 with the prospect of even better news coming down the track.
Ireland does not have a divine right to produce all the milk it wants in the wake of dairy quotas being abolished.
Many are predicting that insurance-based systems will form part of the support mix available to dairy farmers over the coming years.
Agri-Business
Following yesterday's announcement of Budget 2018, ICOS (Irish Co-Operative Organisation Society) President Martin Keane gave his reaction.
N.Ireland
Co Antrim dairy farmer Gareth Hayes believes that diversification can help dairy farmers cope with the challenge of volatile milk prices.
Dairy
'The priority on foot of the emergent dairy recovery is on the development of measures which can minimise the effects of downward volatility in the future'
Agri Politics
MEPs have today voted for the EU to develop new risk and crisis management tools to help farmers to cope with volatile prices.
Beef
Volatility is a key theme across most beef markets at the moment, according to Angus Gidley-Baird, Senior Animal Protein Analyst at Rabobank.
Over 1,000 UK farmers are to march to Downing Street in London on March 23 in order to highlight the serious challenges farmers are facing.
The depth of the farm crisis was brought to the fore this week, as one French MEP recalled that 600 French farmers had died by suicide.
Farmers and food producers in Northern Ireland must be highly efficient if they are to overcome challenges caused by ongoing global volatility in 2016, according to Danske Bank.
The fourth Global Dairy Trade (GDT) of 2016 recorded a drop of 2.8%, making it the fourth consecutive drop in dairy product prices.
Among Renua Ireland's proposals in its manifesto under CAP is to provide additional assistance to farmers in less advantageous circumstances.
The challenge of volatility is one that will continue to confront Irish dairy farmers
Volatility is here to "stay as long as you’re growing things in the ground", Dave Buchanan of Cargill International said at the recent NFU conference.
