Opinion
It’s time dairy farmers put some money away for a rainy day
Irish dairy farmers enjoyed a year of reasonable returns in 2017/18. And it looks like the coming 12 months could...
Opinion
Irish dairy farmers enjoyed a year of reasonable returns in 2017/18. And it looks like the coming 12 months could...
Opinion
Telling the world that Ireland has some divine right to produce all the milk it wants in the wake of...
Opinion
DAIRY-UK’s man in Northern Ireland Dr. Mike Johnston is predicting that insurance-based systems will form part of the support mix...
Agri-Business
The decision not to include an income stabilisation measure in this year’s budget left ICOS (Irish Co-Operative Organisation Society) president Martin Keane...
N.Ireland
Co. Antrim dairy farmer Gareth Hayes believes that diversification can help dairy farmers cope with the challenge of volatile milk...
Dairy
The priority now on foot of the emergent dairy recovery is on the development of measures which can minimise the...
Agri Politics
MEPs have today voted for the EU to develop new risk and crisis management tools to help farmers to cope...
Beef
Volatility is a key theme across most beef markets at the moment, according to Angus Gidley-Baird, Senior Animal Protein Analyst...
Agri Politics
Over 1,000 UK farmers prepare to march on London tomorrow to highlight the challenges they face due to low prices....
Agri Politics
The depth of the farm crisis was brought to the fore this week in Strasbourg as one French MEP recalled...
N.Ireland
Farmers and food producers in Northern Ireland must be highly efficient if they are to overcome challenges caused by ongoing global...
Dairy
The fourth Global Dairy Trade (GDT) of 2016 recorded a drop of 2.8%, making it the fourth consecutive drop in...
Agri-Business
Renua has launched its election manifesto and is calling for additional assistance to farmers in less advantageous circumstances. Lucinda Creighton’s party launched...
Dairy
While the medium term outlook for farmgate dairy prices remains positive the challenge of volatility within the sector is one...
Agri-Business
Volatility is here to “stay as long as you’re growing things in the ground”, Dave Buchanan of Cargill International told...