Dairy
Only 22 and plans to be milking 275 cows in Co. Galway
At only 22 years of age and less than two years into his dairy farming career Aurivo supplier, Kevin Moran...
Dairy Farming
Dairy
New Zealand central bank warns of dairy farmer debt
New Zealand’s Central Bank has warned of excessive debt building up on dairy farms as farmers struggle with low prices....
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Watch: How Cavan farm partnership combats scour
Scour occurs when the gut becomes compromised and calves lose proper functioning of the intestine, resulting in diarrhoea and loss...
Dairy
'UK milk contracts leading to efficient processors and inefficient farmers'
The importance of milk contracts to the dairy industry in the UK was highlighted by Welsh Agricultural Consultant Gareth Davies at...
Dairy
Figures show fall off in dairy calvings so far this autumn
Dairy calf registrations since September are down 15%, according to latest stats from the ICBF. Since the week ending September...
Dairy
Cork farmers win National Quality Milk Award
The country’s top prize for quality milk has been awarded to Kieran and Catherine O’Sullivan, from Dunmanus, Goleen, Co. Cork...
Dairy
'Low-cost, grass-based dairy farming can replace subsistence farming'
Low-cost grass based dairy farming has the potential to create sustainable growth in rural Ireland, according to Nuffield scholar Sean Coughlan....
Dairy
What does pasture really cost you as a farmer?
It has been suggested recently that as a feed, pasture is more expensive than supplements, but DairyNZ developer Sean McCarthy disagrees...
Dairy
Who says dairy farms in the West of Ireland can't compete?
It’s been a long-held opinion among many that dairy farms in the West of Ireland can never compete with those...
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Watch: Offaly farmer makes big savings by 'going solar'
Imagine standing on your farm, knowing you have taken steps to secure its future. The sun is shining, not just...
Dairy
'Dairy farmers are in for a rough ride'
Dairy farmers are in for a rough ride for the next couple of years, according to Cork farmer John Landers....
Dairy
No government dig out for struggling Kiwi dairy farmers
Dairy farmers in New Zealand will not be offered special financial support from the New Zealand government, despite facing significant...
Dairy
Northern Ireland summit to address 'serious difficulties' facing dairy farmers
The Ulster Farmers Union is holding a summit for dairy farmers and the dairy industry on Thursday 27 August at...
Dairy
144,000 Irish farms dairying since 1975 – there are still 1.3m cows to be milked
It’s often difficult to appreciate the immense change which Irish agriculture has under gone since it joined the EU in...
Dairy
Kiwi dairy farmers told to cut 'unprofitable production'
With the continued decline in milk price, DairyNZ Chief Executive Tim Mackle has called on dairy farmers to cut unprofitable...
Other
More countries sell dairy product into intervention
Poland and Belgium last week moved to follow Lithuania’s lead in selling dairy product into intervention. It now means that...
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Cow monitoring app 'means we can stay farming for longer'
Sylvia and John Powell installed Nedap cow monitoring on their 250-strong herd in February 2023. Farming just outside Birr, Co....
Agri Politics
Agriculture ministers to meet in September on EU dairy 'crisis'
Following the growing concern about the economic situation in the dairy and in the livestock sectors in certain Member States...
Opinion
Glanbia has key questions to answer regarding its new share offer
Glanbia is fast gathering a significant rump of highly disgruntled farmer suppliers within its ranks, all of whom are totally...
Dairy
Pics and stats from Rockwell - one of the country's biggest dairy farms
Rockwell College farm was founded by the Holy Ghost Fathers in 1864 and is under new management this year with...
Dairy
Galway farm one of six chosen by Aurivo to host dairy farm walk
Former Teagasc/FBD student of the year and current Nuffield scholar, Kevin Moran is to host an Aurivo farm walk on his Co....