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Agribusiness
Dairygold’s debt servicing costs tripled in last two years
Lorcan Roche Kelly
The processor had one of the highest debt servicing costs per litre of milk processed in the industry.
15 January 2025 News
Dairygold addresses farmer concerns over debt levels
Dairygold has moved to reassure concerned suppliers that its bank debt is at a “very manageable level”.
15 January 2025 News
‘Debt-free’ Devenish returns to profitability
Animal nutrition company is half the size it used to be after selling assets.
Research shows money is ‘overriding stress factor’ with farmers
The research team collected data online through semi-structured interviews with 17 farmers and three focus groups with 11 farming stakeholders.
15 January 2025 News
Dairygold says bank debt ‘at a very manageable level’
The co-op was responding to concerns aired by farmers at a meeting in Mitchelstown on Monday night.
14 January 2025 News
Dairygold suppliers vent anger over milk price and bonus
Over 300 farmers gathered in Co Cork on Monday night where their co-op came in for sharp criticism.
14 January 2025 News
How will Kerry Dairy Ireland pay the milk price suppliers expect?
Approval of the proposal would only be the start of the challenges for Kerry Co-op and KDI
4 December 2024 News
Meath AD plant seeks farmer investors and claims 18% return
The AD plant, located in Carnaross, Co Meath, is looking for investors, including farmers and co-ops, to invest in the project.
11 November 2024 News
Everything you need to know about the Arrabawn-Tipperary merger
Details of proposal given to Arrabawn shareholders at information meeting in Nenagh on Thursday night.
18 October 2024 News
Legal: can the State claw back my late dad's pension?
Many older people don’t realise that there may be a repayment of their pension to the State after they die, writes Aishling Meehan.
16 October 2024 l2
Letter re Arrabawn/Tipperary proposed merger
"Everyone knows that the writing is on the wall, despite us all wishing it wasn’t." - Thomas Burke, Ahascragh, Ballinasloe, Co Galway.
2 October 2024 Letters
Total farm debt remains stable in NI
The figures cover bank loans and overdrafts only, so the likes of asset finance and merchant credit is not included.
25 September 2024 Northern Ireland