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Dairy
Dairy management: How much meal to feed to housed cows?
Aidan Brennan
With virtually all herds now fully housed, the question is how much concentrate should they be on, writes Aidan Brennan.
22 November 2024 News
ICMSA announces 'for farmers, by farmers' AGM agenda
The ICMSA event will be held on Monday 2 December in the Radisson Blu Hotel, Limerick.
20 November 2024 News
Conflicting interests to drive the outcome of Kerry vote
Dry shareholders and milk suppliers may have different goals from proposal
Winter bonuses takes NI milk above 44p/l
All milk processors in NI have set a base price for October and with winter bonuses applying, some prices are above 44p/l
20 November 2024 Northern Ireland
GDT index rises to a 28-month high
A 1.9% increase at the second and final GDt event for November brings the price index to its highest value in 28 months.
20 November 2024 Northern Ireland
Lakeland Dairies urges election candidates to back dairy
The co-op, which has 3,200 farm families in 17 counties, has written to candidates in each of its constituencies with a reminder of the importance of the dairy sector in the nation's economy.
19 November 2024 News
Dairy prices continue to rise at Global Dairy Trade
However, the index rise marks the second successive increase after there was a 4.8% increase on 5 November.
19 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).
14 November 2024 News
Lakeland increases October milk price
NI's largest milk processor, Lakeland Dairies, has increased its base price for October
13 November 2024 Northern Ireland
No reason to complain about the weather
The milking herd is now housed, but youngstock are still thriving outside.
13 November 2024 Farmer Writes
Small increase in Lakeland Dairies’ milk price
“The global dairy markets, having strengthened through quarter three, have stabilised in recent weeks with the supply and demand dynamic largely in balance," Lakeland Dairies said.
13 November 2024 News
Swiss farms ‘at standstill’ on environmental progress
Environmental progress in Switzerland is not fast enough to catch up with the huge problems we have, a sociologist specialising in agroecology in Switzerland has said.
6 November 2024 News