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No numbers provided regarding Dairygold termination notices
Declan O’Brien
Dissatisfaction with changes to the co-op's loyalty reward scheme are at the heart of the dispute.
15 January 2025 News
Mart managers question 'ludicrous' TB moves
The targeting of cows from herds that have gone clear for TB does not make sense, mart managers claimed.
15 January 2025 News
ICOS slams proposed TB restrictions
Long-term restrictions on the sale of cows from herds that have had TB would profound negative financial implications for farmers, ICOS maintained.
Drainage rules to tighten for 35,000 farmers
The tighter restrictions will apply from this year on over 540,000ha of farmed peatlands and wetlands in the midlands and west.
15 January 2025 News
Butter bounces back to €7,200/t on Dutch market
Close to 10% was knocked off the value of butter prices in the month up to Christmas, as the trade eased from the record levels hit through the autumn.
12 January 2025 News
Termination notices lodged as Dairygold spat deepens
Dissatisfaction with changes to the co-op's loyalty reward scheme are at the heart of the dispute.
9 January 2025 News
TB proposal to hit mart cow sales
The movement of cows from herds with multiple TB reactors could be restricted for three years.
8 January 2025 News
Beef sales firm despite 7% hike in cattle prices
But market analysts cautioned that consumers’ shift away from expensive premium beef cuts, both at home and abroad, shows that retail meat sales remain extremely price sensitive.
8 January 2025 News
New plan to restrict cow sales to stall TB
The Department has also proposed that all cows in herds with multiple TB reactors should be blood-tested for the disease using the gamma interferon (GIF) test.
8 January 2025 News
Arctic snap puts pressure on milk collections
Farmers haven't had to spill milk as yet, but some suppliers could be under pressure by the weekend.
8 January 2025 News
Feedlots buck national TB trends, figures show
The incidence of TB in feedlots dropped by 8% last year, Department of Agriculture figures show.
2 January 2025 News
Department of Foreign Affairs urged red carpet rollout for ‘prickly’ Iranians
Beef sales that could potentially 'eliminate the need for intervention in 1994' and deliver IR£90m in export earnings was the prize on offer from a visit by senior Iranian officials.
1 January 2025 Feature