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Aurivo Northwest Kings and Queens went off a dream
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Sinéad O’Reilly and Tom Devereux were crowned Macra's king and queen at the 18th installment of Aurivo Northwest Kings and Queens.
29 January 2025 Northern Ireland
NI milk league: Lakeland moves back on top for December
Lakeland Dairies' loyalty bonus and higher value increments on milk solids helped the co-op claim top spot in the Northern Ireland milk league for December.
29 January 2025 Northern Ireland
NI milk league: Tirlán remains in control of 1m litre leagues
Tirlán leads the December milk league for a farmer producing 1m litres annually in Northern Ireland.
Tirlán and Aurivo hold for December milk
There is no change to the December base milk prices for farmers supplying Tirlán and Aurivo in NI.
22 January 2025 Northern Ireland
Dairygold’s loyalty payment for milk is a small-processor idea
Analysis shows that while some other processors have loyalty schemes none of larger processors in the country tie them to the price paid for milk.
22 January 2025 News
Does a happy farm make for a happy marriage?
Bryan and Deirdre Hynes said getting the correct work-life balance had become an important consideration in their farming business.
22 January 2025 Dealer
Farmers urged to keep land in milk to maintain income
Austin Finn of the Land Mobility Service said dairy farmers risked decimating their income by using drystock production as a step-down to retirement.
22 January 2025 News
Average Aurivo milk price forecast to top 50c/l in 2025
Aurivo CEO Donal Tierney has forecast another good year for milk suppliers, as global demand continues to outstrip supply.
21 January 2025 News
NI milk league: Tirlán makes it an Autumn hat-trick in NI
Higher premiums for milk quality keeps Tirlán on top of the NI milk league for the third month in a row.
1 January 2025 Northern Ireland
NI milk leagues: A+B-C payments keep Tirlán top of 1m-litre leagues
Tirlán is well positioned within the 1m-litre milk analysis for November, thanks to its solids-based payments.
1 January 2025 Northern Ireland
Aurivo out in front for November milk
Most processors held base milk price for November, although winter bonus payments mean there are some increases to "all-in" starting prices
18 December 2024 Northern Ireland
Little difference in milk prices paid across Ireland
Kieran Mailey looks at the prices paid to dairy farmers on either side of the Irish border over the last 12 months
11 December 2024 Northern Ireland