Agri-Business
Danone to increase infant formula production
Danone Nutricia Early Life Nutrition has finished a €180m expansion programme with the opening of a €26m production line in...
Danone
Agri Politics
China facing another milk scare?
Authorities in China are looking into reports that a large milk processor in the country sold milk from cows that...
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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
Dairy farmers receive 51c/L in Inner Mongolia
Dairy farmers in Inner Mongolia are currently receiving a base price equivalent of 51c/Laccording to Meng Niu Dairy Group Production...
Agri-Business
Avonmore milk is the second biggest selling brand in Irish supermarkets
Coca-Cola has held on to its position as the biggest selling brand in the Irish grocery market for 10 years,...
Agri-Business
Danone reports earnings down 20%, blames food scares and milk price
Danone has been hit by increased milk costs and food scares with its first half earnings for 2014 down by...
Agri Politics
Environmental footprint of dairy products under the microscope
Major players in the European dairy sector have recently launched the work on the Dairy Environmental Footprint Pilot (‘DAIRY PEF’),...
Dairy
Co-operative presence strong in Global dairy Top-20
The latest Rabobank survey of the world’s top dairy companies shows that the co-operative presence in the Top 20 is...
Agri-Business
China - growth in infant formula market to continue apace
Demand for imported infant formula in China continues to increase, having grown by 16% in 2012 and a further 34%...
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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...
Agri-Business
Nutricia sees profits fall by 97% in wake of Fonterra contamination scare
Nutricia, the New Zealand specialist infant-formula company, saw its profits drop by 97% last year. The figures come after the...
Agri Politics
Danone moves to cut out middle man between New Zealand and Asia, with two acquisitions
In the midst of taking legal proceedings against Fonterra, french dairy group Danone is believed to be in the process...
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Top stories this week
Top stories this week All things tillage Winter cereals All things RDP Decision on co-funding rural development imminent All things Eirgrid IFA calls...
Breaking News
Bord Bia aims for 100% uptake of sustainable dairy scheme by 2016
In excess of 100 senior representatives from the Irish dairy industry gathered in Dublin today for the launch of Bord...
Breaking News
Dairy quality assurance scheme, how it will work
AgriLand caught up with Bord Bia to discuss its new National Sustainable Dairy and Quality Assurance Scheme, which is set...
Agri Politics
African expansion for Danone
The View from Africa:Â Danone is set to buy a 49 percent stake in Fan Milk International, a frozen dairy products...
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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....
Environment
King of the woods, forest owner think-in under way
The View from Teagasc: The National Forest Owner Groups Conference will take place at the Ballykisteen Hotel near Tipperary town on...
Agri Politics
Danone hit by allegations of bribery in China
The View from China:Â Danone has become the latest international food giant to be hit by allegations of wrongdoing in China,...
Agri-Business
Checkout Ireland's top brands
‘Consumers are shopping around more than ever before’ ‘Increase in sales of retailers’ own-brand products, such as milk’ ‘Frozen Ready...
Agri Politics
China fines Dairy companies US$110m
China has fined several diary companies including New Zealand dairy giant Fonterra, Mead Johnson Nutrition Co and Danone and a total...