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Northern Ireland
Options for sheep headage payment are ‘limited’
Peter McCann
There is likely to be little leftover funding for a sheep headage payment, or else payment rates for all coupled schemes will need to reduce to free up money.
27 November 2024 News
Commissioner tells Ukraine to supply EU with protein
The European Commissioner for Agriculture has suggested that Ukraine focuses on producing protein for the EU market, rather than other grains which it can sell around the world.
20 November 2024 Viewpoints
Home Farm: options for supplementing cattle rations
If we cannot get good by-products at a competitive price, then we will unwillingly replace them with imported product which does nobody any good.
Increase for milk price at Dairygold
Dairygold has become the latest co-op to increase its price for milk supplied last month after rises at Lakeland Dairies and Kerry Dairy Ireland.
15 November 2024 News
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
Small increase in Lakeland Dairies’ milk price
“The global dairy markets, having strengthened through quarter three, have stabilised in recent weeks with the supply and demand dynamic largely in balance," Lakeland Dairies said.
13 November 2024 News
Increase in Ornua PPI for October
The Ornua value payment payable to member co-ops in the month is €4.4m, which equated to 3.6% of gross purchases in the month.
6 November 2024 News
Time to adjust to milk solids based payments
A looks at some of the main queries raised by farmers around new payment models for milk.
30 October 2024 Northern Ireland
The components of good meal ration
Adam Woods takes a look at ration ingredients and what farmers should be looking for when buying this winter
27 October 2024 Management
Dairy nuts costing up to €330/t on average
Prices currently being paid by dairy farmers for a high-spec 16% dairy nut are between the €340/t and €360/t mark
16 October 2024 News
September milk price rises at Kerry
Kerry Dairy Ireland has joined Lakeland Dairies by boosting its September milk price by 2.39 c/l, excluding VAT.
16 October 2024 News
All not equal in love and protein
Martin Merrick looks at what sources of protein farmers need to be looking for in their feed rations, with all proteins not being equal in quality.
9 October 2024 Winter Indoor Management