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Kerry Dairy Ireland lifts December milk price
James Hanly
A spokesperson for Kerry Dairy said: “Butter and cheese prices in Europe have eased from recent highs, but remain relatively stable within a narrow band."
16 January 2025 News
Dairygold to pay year-end bonus for milk and grain
The Dairygold board also agreed to continue to engage with its membership on the recent changes to the loyalty reward scheme.
1 January 2025 Northern Ireland
NI milk league: Tirlán makes it an Autumn hat-trick in NI
Higher premiums for milk quality keeps Tirlán on top of the NI milk league for the third month in a row.
Tirlán shifts volume bonus onto milk solids
The co-op is changing how it rewards NI producers for supplying higher volumes of milk. Kieran Mailey reports.
1 January 2025 Northern Ireland
Dairygold increases November milk price
A base price of 46.56c/l excluding VAT will be paid by Dairygold for milk supplied last month.
12 December 2024 News
Farmer Writes: disappointing empty rates
It seems to have been an extra hard year on heifers as I hear empty rates are a lot higher than normal on most farms, writes Padraig Callanan.
11 December 2024 Farmer Writes
Major changes to NI milk pricing in 2025
January 2025 will see a host of changes rolled out, relating to the way processors pay for milk in Northern Ireland.
4 December 2024 Northern Ireland
Crossbreeding delivers 35% increase in milk output
Andrew Dale has targeted milk yield, solids and fertility using a crossbreeding programme on his 120-cow dairy farm. Kieran Mailey reports.
27 November 2024 Northern Ireland
NI milk league: high solids milk crosses 50p/l for October
For the first time since December 2022, prices on high solids milk have exceeded the 50p/l threshold.
27 November 2024 Northern Ireland
NI milk league: Milk quality payments keep Tirlán on top for October
Tirlán continues to lead the Northern Ireland milk league, thanks to higher payments for milk solids.
27 November 2024 Northern Ireland
Dairy Management: meal, lactose levels and costs
Aidan Brennan asks what is an appropriate level of meal feeding this winter, given where meal and milk prices are at.
27 November 2024 Management
Kerry Dairy sets October milk price
'Butter and cheese returns continue to underpin milk pricing, as an upward trend in milk output is currently being offset by robust demand,' a spokesperson said.
15 November 2024 News