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Dairy
National Dairy Council launches Future Farmer competition
James Hanly
It is not limited to students living on farms and pupils of all backgrounds are encouraged to enter.
2 April 2025 Viewpoints
Editorial: easy answer to Trump tariffs - make farming great again
Let’s take the initiative and keep control of what is good for rural Ireland.
2 April 2025 Dealer
Project Connect gets moving
Jobs have been advertised and an executive director and a technical lead are being sought for Project Connect.
Bluetongue to dent EU milk supply
Milk production is expected to fall in Germany, France and Netherlands this year as a consequence of bluetongue.
2 April 2025 News
What does the future for jobs in the dairy industry?
With recent job cuts in the dairy sector, industry leaders give their perspective on employment challenges and opportunities for graduates and professionals, writes Sarah McIntosh.
2 April 2025 Recruitment
Irish dairy exports soar in January
Record value for January dairy exports, with volumes for the month only higher once in the past 10 years.
30 March 2025 News
Live cattle exports running over 20,000 head higher
All categories of livestock are contributing to the 29% increase in exports, with weanling exports rising by over 90% and calf exports running over 13% higher.
28 March 2025 News
Global dairy shortage looming – Bord Bia seminar
The Bord Bia dairy market seminar heard the best-case scenario is that European milk supply will grow by just 0.2% per year for the next five years, writes Aidan Brennan.
27 March 2025 News
Massive reduction in calf slaughter this year
Farmers are banned from slaughtering calves under eight weeks of age since last year.
26 March 2025 News
Irish beef and lamb on the menu at Tokyo restaurant
La Bisboccia ran the campaign from 10 March and will continue until Sunday 30 April, where both Irish beef and lamb featured heavily on the menu and was promoted across social media.
24 March 2025 News
Tariff threatens €900m drinks exports
Irish dairy and grain suppliers may be insulated from Trump's latest tariff threat.
19 March 2025 News
Damage from tariffs will be decided by both size and duration
While any new tariff is bad, premium market positions for Irish products can help ease the effect on consumer demand.
19 March 2025 News