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Tirlán makes changes to its bonus system for suppliers
The Dealer
Tirlán have moved away from the system that made a trading loyalty bonus payment on milk, something I neglected to mention last week.
15 January 2025 Viewpoints
Editorial: Dairygold price row
Linking a contractual milk supply arrangement and subsequently tying in a trading requirement with an annual milk price top-up makes for lazy management.
14 November 2024 News
Agriculture output price index up almost 20% in 12 months to September - CSO
Over the same period, the agricultural input price index dropped by 7.4%, according to the Central Statistics Office (CSO).
Almost one in five machinery dealers see increase in business in 2024 – Genfitt
Eighteen per cent of Irish agri-trading businesses see an increase in business performance in 2024, according to the annual Genfitt Knowledge Report compiled from industry stakeholders.
23 October 2024 News
Price Check: farm building costs and the rise and fall
Martin Merrick gives a run down on current prices of some common farm building materials and the outlook for prices going forward.
23 October 2024 Buildings
Agricultural output price index up 18% in 12 months to August
The output price index for milk rose by 35.5% in the 12 months to August 2024.
15 October 2024 News
Tirlán farmer views: 'I think we're selling the family silvers cheap'
Rachel Donovan spoke to a number of Tirlán suppliers at the open day in Ballyragget last week, about their thoughts on the spinout of €15m PLC shares and the year as a whole.
2 October 2024 News
Farmers lose out again in veterinary medicines moves
The long running veterinary medicine bill was signed last year, but the statutory instrument to effect change was signed last week.
25 September 2024 Viewpoints
Farmgate prices up 8.8% in year to July, but with tillage and egg exceptions
The tillage and egg sectors did not see the rise in farmgate prices witnessed across other sectors in the year up to July.
13 September 2024 News
Lack of experience driving teenagers away from farms
That’s the view of 2023 National Dairy Council (NDC) and Kerrygold Quality Milk Award winner John Macnamara, who was speaking at a recent farm walk on his farm in Co Limerick.
12 September 2024 News
Red diesel prices drop
Price quotes on red diesel have slipped to a three year low point in NI on the back of lower crude oil costs.
11 September 2024 Northern Ireland
Almost €2bn wiped off farm sector's operating surplus in 2023 - CSO
The CSO's final figures for 2023 show that the value generated on dairy and tillage farms fell significantly.
30 August 2024 News