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Dairy
Price bounces back at latest Global Dairy Trade auction
James Hanly
In total, 27,785t of dairy product swapped hands at the auction that had 178 participating bidders.
21 January 2025 News
Seasonality bonus announced with Tirlán’s December milk price
A seasonality payment will apply to all creamery milk volumes supplied during December that meet quality criteria, as well as non-contracted volumes from its autumn calving and liquid milk schemes.
21 January 2025 News
Average Aurivo milk price forecast to top 50c/l in 2025
Aurivo CEO Donal Tierney has forecast another good year for milk suppliers, as global demand continues to outstrip supply.
IFA meets Dairygold over loyalty bonus
An IFA delegation led by association president Francie Gorman met with Dairygold chair Pat Clancy and CEO Michael Harte on Monday.
21 January 2025 News
Germany puts foot-and-mouth disease vaccines on standby
The decision to activate the foot-and-mouth disease vaccine bank is not a decision for the actual use of the vaccine.
21 January 2025 News
Dairygold to consider supplier feedback on future trading bonus terms
The co-op's board is to meet and consider supplier feedback before deciding its next steps on planned changes to trading bonuses.
20 January 2025 News
Dairy Management: good week for slurry spreading
Aidan Brennan says that favourable weather and ground conditions mean it’s a good time to get slurry spread, when permitted to do so.
20 January 2025 Management
Co-ops can't do much on milk price volatility - Lakeland CEO
The dependence of grass-based dairying on the weather leaves Ireland's dairy sector inherently exposed to risk, Lakeland's CEO said.
20 January 2025 News
Dairy farm expansions linked with more workplace injuries, research shows
According to research by Teagasc, in partnership with the Farm Sustainability Data Network (FSDN), there are higher injury levels on farms which have expanded and are intensively managed for milk.
19 January 2025 News
12 cattle herds identified with Schmallenberg in 2024
The first case of Schmallenberg was diagnosed in Ireland in October 2012.
19 January 2025 News
Important calf related dates and scheme compliance
The tagging and registering of calves within the required time frames and complying with BVD legislation is critical for adherence to cross compliance rules and scheme terms and conditions.
18 January 2025 Calves
Agri jobs: hot demand for dairy workers with salaries of €34,000 on offer
Salaries of between €34,000 to €36,000 are on offer for dairy farm workers this week.
18 January 2025 News