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Gerry Boyle: ten years of catch-up after milk quotas
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Quotas hampered our ability to optimise our efficiency, especially in respect of stocking rates and grass utilisation.
19 March 2025 Viewpoints
Dempsey at Large: The United States - a complex ally
Last week the cattlemen in the United States called again for a fundamental reappraisal of the place of imports of beef from Brazil on the US market.
5 February 2025 Northern Ireland
What will it cost to keep suckler cows in 2025?
Keeping the cow is the biggest expense on a suckler farm, but will it cost to keep cows in the year ahead?
Surge in Irish milk production costs
Rabobank estimates that Irish milk production costs have increased by 30-40% since 2019, compared to 10-20% for the US and 25% for New Zealand.
29 January 2025 News
Markets point to positive beef prices in 2025
LMC chief executive Colin Smyth gave a market update during an industry webinar and said all signs were pointing to a positive beef trade in 2025.
4 December 2024 Northern Ireland
Promising results for new sheep abortion vaccine
The results from the new study have been published in the scientific journal Animals.
30 October 2024 Northern Ireland