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Dairygold U-turn on top-up payments
Aidan Brennan
The decision by Dairygold Co-op to reverse the plan to link milk top-up payments with the level of trading has been welcomed by farmer suppliers.
23 January 2025 News
Tirlán says milk supply ended year only 1% lower than 2023 level
Co-op predicts that supply in 2025 will increase by between 3% and 5%.
22 January 2025 Viewpoints
Editorial: loyalty on show for Liffey Mills
Loyal and informed customer base on display at Liffey Mills meeting this week.
Tirlán and Aurivo hold for December milk
There is no change to the December base milk prices for farmers supplying Tirlán and Aurivo in NI.
22 January 2025 Northern Ireland
Kerry Dairy Ireland lifts December milk price
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
Question marks over future milk supply in Britain
The rate of farmers exiting milk production in Britain could increase in the next two years, analysts have suggested.
1 January 2025 Northern Ireland
Milk supply to recover in 2025 – Tirlán
Carbery is forecasting its 2025 supply to be on par with 2024 but with the usual variations apply depending on the time of the season.
23 December 2024 News
Departing farmers miss out on Lakeland bonus
Dairy farmers that have served notice to leave Lakeland Dairies will not be eligible for the co-op's new loyalty bonus
18 December 2024 Northern Ireland
Dairygold adds conditions to milk price top-up
Dairygold informed farmers of the changes through the milk purchase terms and conditions document, sent to suppliers this week.
18 December 2024 News
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
‘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
'No clauses' on €50m leading milk price deal
The chair of Kerry Co-op said if the buyout was successful a new contract would be issued to suppliers by March or April of next year.
11 December 2024 News