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Student farmer views: New Zealand calling after college
James Hanly
James Hanly spoke to some of the first-year agriculture students at Gurteen College while at a farm safety and security event to see what their plans are once they graduate.
2 February 2025 News
Rabobank forecasts good year for New Zealand dairy
Dairy farmer incomes are set to rise in New Zealand on the back of improved global demand and stronger Chinese imports.
29 January 2025 News
Surge in Irish milk production costs
Rabobank estimates that Irish milk production costs have increased by 30-40% since 2019, compared to 10-20% for the US and 25% for New Zealand.
Market Digest: stories from around the world
Brief news snippets from Britain, Uruguay, USA and United Arab Emirates.
15 January 2025 World
Rain driving on grass growth in New Zealand
Zac Elkin from Craigantlet in Co Down, is currently managing a dairy farm in Canterbury, New Zealand.
15 January 2025 Northern Ireland
Ireland and New Zealand announce €5.2m funding for agri-climate projects
The JRI was established in 2022 to strengthen collaboration between funders and researchers, align research priorities and activities, and exploit synergies where they exist.
6 January 2025 News
Dairy Trends: Rabobank predicting a good start to 2025
Aidan Brennan analyses the latest Rabobank quarterly report on the dairy sector, which suggests that 2025 will be a good year for the sector.
1 January 2025 Markets
Selling snow to the Eskimos
The Dealer heard an interesting story about Irish milk in New Zealand.
1 January 2025 Dealer
Tories vow to scrap inheritance tax plan
Shadow Farming Minister Robbie Moore speaks to Peter McCann about inheritance tax and farm policy changes since Brexit.
18 December 2024 Northern Ireland
Raw milk samples in US to be tested for bird flu
The National Milk Testing Strategy (NMTS) was announced by US Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
10 December 2024 News
Young Stock Podcast: working on a 2,500-cow farm in New Zealand
Our guest on this week's Young Stock Podcast is dairy farmer James Higgins from Co Wexford.
9 December 2024 Podcast
Market Digest: stories from around the world
Brief news snippets from Netherlands, New Zealand, United States and Argentina.
4 December 2024 World