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Northern Ireland
Question marks over future milk supply in Britain
David Wright
The rate of farmers exiting milk production in Britain could increase in the next two years, analysts have suggested.
23 December 2024 News
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.
18 December 2024 Northern Ireland
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
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
Dale Farm outlines new volume bonuses
Dale Farm has outlined new payment rates under its volume bonuses which start in April 2025.
4 December 2024 Northern Ireland
Access to land to hit Dairygold milk supply
Dairygold Co-op suppliers are predicting to supply lower volumes of milk over the next six years than they did in the last three, according to a new survey by the co-op.
27 November 2024 News
Supply and price boost to October milk payments
High milk volumes with high constituents and an increase in milk price have all helped to boost October milk cheques, writes Aidan Brennan.
27 November 2024 Markets
Dairy Trends: butter and cheese prices drop
There were reductions in price for butter, cheese and whole milk powder in the European spot markets this week, writes Aidan Brennan.
27 November 2024 Markets
2024 CellCheck award winners announced
The awards aim to recognise the excellence achieved by Irish dairy farmers in herd health, specifically those who achieve a consistently low somatic cell count in their dairy herds.
25 November 2024 News