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Tillage
Irish tillage needs its own Ornua-style organisation
Siobhán Walsh
Irish tillage farmers need a new organisation selling their goods or at least looking at ways to incorporate Irish tillage credentials into meat and dairy products.
19 December 2024 News
FrieslandCampina agrees to merge with smaller Belgian co-op
Milcobel is about one tenth of the size of the much larger Dutch multinational.
18 December 2024 News
What is the National Veterinary Prescription System?
Adam Woods takes a look at the new National Veterinary prescription system and how it will affect farmers.
Young Stock Podcast: ‘Irish farmers like to talk, just like Kansas farmers’
Madeline Drake from Kansas State University joins us on the Young Stock Podcast this week to talk farming, agricultural communications and Donald Trump.
16 December 2024 News
Rise in Dairygold sustainability bonus worth €14m to suppliers
Around 93% of all milk supplied to Dairygold is currently eligible for the sustainability payment.
16 December 2024 News
‘I can’t understand why anybody would vote against this deal’ – Brosnan
The Irish Farmers Journal editor sits down with founder and former managing director and chair of Kerry Group, Denis Brosnan, to get his thoughts on the proposed Kerry deal.
12 December 2024 News
Milk supplied to co-ops up 15% in October 2024
Fat content for October 2024 was 4.93%, also up marginally from 4.92% in October 2023.
9 December 2024 News
Kerry Co-op’s €628m gamble
Brian Leslie on why shareholders should vote no against the buy-out of Kerry Dairy Ireland on 16 December.
4 December 2024 News
Kerry deal allows shareholders to regain control
Kerry proposal releases value and includes rewards for shareholders who have been patient for many years. Vote yes, writes Joe Gill.
4 December 2024 Opinion
Ornua lifts November PPI as strong returns continue
Ornua announced that the PPI for November has been increased over 3% on the previous month's index.
4 December 2024 News
Tirlán chair survives local election
Tirlán Co-op chair John Murphy was defending his board position when seeking re-election to his local advisory committee on Wednesday evening.
28 November 2024 News
Supply and price boost to October milk payments
High milk volumes with high constituents and an increase in milk price have all helped to boost October milk cheques, writes Aidan Brennan.
27 November 2024 Markets