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Dairygold to reduce workforce as it targets €14m in cost cuts
Noel Bardon
The co-op's board has approved a cost-cutting plan drafted on foot of a 2024 efficiency and competitiveness review.
30 January 2025 News
Calls for overhaul of Dairygold representative structure
Over 200 people attended a second meeting convened for Dairygold suppliers in less than a month.
15 January 2025 Dealer
Real anger, but few solutions in Cork
A new generation of dairy farmers are questioning whether they have any debt of loyalty to their co-op, and whether their co-op has shown enough loyalty to them.
Dale Farm and Lakeland suppliers on the move
January 2025 has seen a number of dairy farmers start the year by switching processors
8 January 2025 Northern Ireland
Editorial: Kerry shareholders vote yes
The move means big change in the relationship between the existing Kerry management and milk suppliers.
18 December 2024 Viewpoints
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
Opinion: Kerry may be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity
Monday's vote offers Kerry suppliers the opportunity to buy their dairy processor, but they need their fellow shareholders to vote with them in this deal.
14 December 2024 Opinion
‘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
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
Editorial: divided shareholding on Kerry deal
Clearly there is a divided shareholding and a disgruntled cohort of suppliers that feel let down by Kerry Group.
4 December 2024 Editorial
Dairy Day: processors warn of milk plant shutdowns if derogation is lost
If the derogation was to drop to 170kg N/ha, it would cause a cliff-edge fall in milk supply, the chair of Lakeland Dairies has said.
21 November 2024 News
Conflicting interests to drive the outcome of Kerry vote
Dry shareholders and milk suppliers may have different goals from proposal
20 November 2024 News