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Seasonality bonus announced with Tirlán’s December milk price
James Hanly
A seasonality payment will apply to all creamery milk volumes supplied during December that meet quality criteria, as well as non-contracted volumes from its autumn calving and liquid milk schemes.
17 December 2024 News
Tirlán lifts November milk price
Announcing the Tirlán price, the co-op’s chair John Murphy said after a very challenging first half of the year, the second half has been more favourable.
30 November 2024 l2
Teagasc data points to increased storage requirement for slurry and soiled water
The results from the first year of data collected on 100 farms indicate that actual requirements exceed that of current Department storage requirements.
Drinking someone else’s milk
The Dealer hears there was plenty of witty comments at a meeting for Arrabawn suppliers last week.
30 October 2024 Dealer
Feeding the freshly calved cow this winter
Aisling Claffey, Teagasc nutrition specialist, outlines some of the key factors when it comes to feeding winter milk herds this winter.
20 October 2024 Liquid Milk
What sets high profit winter milk farmers apart?
Teagasc liquid milk specialist James Dunne highlights some of the differences in performance that explain the difference in profit on winter milk farms.
19 October 2024 Liquid Milk
Reducing the workload on winter milk farms
With calving in full swing on winter milk farms, Aidan Brennan looks at some practical ways farmers can reduce the workload.
16 October 2024 Liquid Milk
High milk prices to boost winter milk herds
High milk prices are a boost to winter milk producers but challenges remain, writes Aidan Brennan.
16 October 2024 Liquid Milk
Liquid milk producers delivering the goods
The Dillane father and son partnership produce liquid milk all year round for Lee Strand Co-Op in Kerry
25 September 2024 Milk quality
What’s in a name?
There has been a few dairy producer organisations coming on stream this year, but it is not a new trend apparently.
14 August 2024 Dealer
Liquid milk price premium of 2.2c/l
The NMA has stated that the incentives paid for contracted winter milk supplies in 2023 must continue to stem the exit from liquid milk.
7 August 2024 News
Falling supplier numbers a ‘risk’ to liquid milk pool
The volumes of liquid milk supplied under contract for fresh consumption hit a more than 30-year low, National Milk Agency figures show.
7 August 2024 News