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ICMSA announces 'for farmers, by farmers' AGM agenda
James Hanly
The ICMSA event will be held on Monday 2 December in the Radisson Blu Hotel, Limerick.
ICMSA announces 'for farmers, by farmers' AGM agenda
‘Much swifter’ action needed to stamp out 'bad actors' in dairy farming
21 November 2024 News
‘Much swifter’ action needed to stamp out 'bad actors' in dairy farming
The people who are going to disregard the rules are going to disregard the rules until they are caught, Mick Houlihan of Bord Bia said.
Dairy Day: processors warn of milk plant shutdowns if derogation is lost
21 November 2024 News
Dairy Day: processors warn of milk plant shutdowns if derogation is lost
If the derogation was to drop to 170kg N/ha, it would cause a cliff-edge fall in milk supply, the chair of Lakeland Dairies has said.
Higher value dairy exports will move ‘closer to home’ - Ornua
Ciaran Aylward, economist at Ornua, was speaking at the Global Dairy Outlook panel at the Irish Farmers Journal Dairy Day in Páirc Uí Chaoimh.
21 November 2024 News
My Farming Week: Glenn Forde, Ballinadee, Co Cork
Carbery Milk Quality and Sustainability Award winning dairy farmer from Cork, Glenn Forde is on this week’s edition of My Farming Week.
20 November 2024 News
Lakeland Dairies urges election candidates to back dairy
The co-op, which has 3,200 farm families in 17 counties, has written to candidates in each of its constituencies with a reminder of the importance of the dairy sector in the nation's economy.
19 November 2024 News
Dairy prices continue to rise at Global Dairy Trade
However, the index rise marks the second successive increase after there was a 4.8% increase on 5 November.
19 November 2024 News
Bord Bia awarded €3.2m for European dairy campaign
The ‘European dairy - where nature meets science’ campaign, which will commence in June 2025, aims to position the EU as a leader in the supply of value-add dairy ingredients.
19 November 2024 News
Increased liver fluke risk in north and west, Department warns
The Department, in collaboration with Met Éireann, UCD, Teagasc and Animal Health Ireland, has advised farmers of the predicted risk of disease caused by liver fluke infection in livestock.
19 November 2024 News
Tirlán and Carbery raise October milk prices
The price rises follow on from similar measures take by Dairygold, Kerry Dairy Ireland and Lakeland Dairies Ireland in recent weeks.
19 November 2024 News
Teagasc conference to address future challenges for Irish dairy farmers
'Robust dairying for future challenges’ is the theme of Teagasc's dairy conference this year.
18 November 2024 News
Increase for milk price at Dairygold
Dairygold has become the latest co-op to increase its price for milk supplied last month after rises at Lakeland Dairies and Kerry Dairy Ireland.
15 November 2024 News