Dairy
Glanbia announces changes to peak milk supply measure
Glanbia Ireland has announced a number of changes to its mechanism to manage the rate of growth in peak milk...
Voluntary Milk Reduction Scheme
Dairy
'EU Voluntary Milk Reduction Scheme likely to become permanent policy tool'
The European Parliament’s Committee on Agriculture has voted in favour of a voluntary volume reduction programme. This is said to be...
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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
EU dairy sector must retain €30m left unspent under milk reduction scheme - IFA
The IFA is calling on the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed to obtain a ‘retention’ for the...
Dairy
Department confirms milk reduction payment procedures
The payment procedures that will be put in place for the EU Voluntary Milk Reduction Scheme have been confirmed by...
Dairy
Over 500 farmers apply for Phase II of milk reduction scheme
The Department of Agriculture has announced that 556 farmers have applied to reduce their milk production under Phase II the...
Dairy
Details of round two of milk reduction scheme revealed
The Minister for Agriculture, Michael Creed, has today announced details of how Irish farmers can apply to the second round...
Dairy
All Irish applications accepted in full for milk reduction scheme
The Department of Agriculture’s Voluntary Supply Management Scheme Unit has confirmed that, in respect of the first round of the...
Opinion
Opinion: Voluntary milk reduction has tremendous future potential
It strikes me that the European Commission has handed European dairy farmers a very effective means of countering future volatility...
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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
Large numbers of dairy farmers apply to Milk Reduction Scheme
Just over one third of Kerry Co-op’s milk suppliers have opted to sign up for the EU’s Voluntary Milk Reduction...
Dairy
'Milk Supply Reduction Scheme must not be hindered by processors'
A level of confusion has arisen in relation to the Voluntary Milk Supply Reduction Scheme that needs to be cleared...
Dairy
EU milk reduction target 'should be met with a degree of ease'
The targets set for the EU milk production reduction scheme should be met with a degree of ease over the...
Dairy
Milk reduction scheme is driving improved market sentiment in Ireland
It’s still too early to say how many Irish dairy farmers will sign up for the EU voluntary milk reduction...
Dairy
Glanbia posts out voluntary milk reduction applications to all its dairy suppliers
Glanbia has posted out partially prepopulated voluntary milk production reduction scheme application forms to each of its 4,500 producer suppliers....
N.Ireland
Details of EU Milk Reduction Scheme for North's farmers revealed
Farmers in Northern Ireland who plan of availing of the EU’s Voluntary Milk Reduction Scheme have until September 21 to...
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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....
Opinion
Opinion: If dairy processors want milk in November they'll have to pay for it
Dairy farmers have until September 15 to decide if they’d like to partake in the EU’s new scheme to lower...
Dairy
Poll shows majority of Irish dairy farmers will not apply to Milk Reduction Scheme
It appears that the majority of Irish dairy farmers will not be applying to the EU’s Voluntary Milk Reduction Scheme...
Dairy
Farmers will need to weigh up options with new Milk Supply Reduction Scheme - IFA
Dairy farmers will need to weigh up whether the newly announced Milk Supply Reduction scheme will suit their business, according to...
Dairy
Voluntary Milk Reduction Scheme edges closer to coming into effect after EU vote
The European Union’s Voluntary Milk Reduction Scheme edges closer to coming into effect at national level following a successful vote...