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Tirlán increases March milk price
Anne O'Donoghue
Tirlán’s base price for March is 37.7c/l, excluding VAT, based on standard constituents of 3.6% butterfat and 3.3% protein.
18 April 2024 News
Cutting dairy cow cull scheme ‘unbelievably cynical’ - ICMSA
ICMSA president Denis Drennan said farmers have been “led up the garden path” by the scheme not going ahead after being proposed two years ago.
17 April 2024 Northern Ireland
Lakeland edges ahead of Dale Farm for March
Lakeland Dairies has increased its base price and introduced support payments to assist its suppliers with higher costs this spring.
Has the dairy boom run out of road?
Dairy-sector sentiment has been rocked by plummeting milk intakes, depressed global markets, falling processor profits and a poor outlook for farmgate prices.
17 April 2024 Dealer
Dairygold maintains milk price for March, but includes fodder payment
The weather/fodder relief payment will be made on March supplies only.
17 April 2024 News
Small increase in GDT index
The trading event finished with the Global Dairy Trade (GDT) index up 0.1% on the previous auction a fortnight ago.
16 April 2024 News
Milk supplies plummet by up to 10%
The sharp fall-off in milk output comes on the back of this spring’s atrocious weather conditions.
10 April 2024 News
Tirlán confirms 2.5p/l weather support payment
Tirlán will make a 2.5p/l support payment on March milk to suppliers based in NI
10 April 2024 Northern Ireland
NI dairy farmers on the move for April
There has been isolated reports of farmers switching milk processors in NI during April.
10 April 2024 Northern Ireland
Weather supports for milk suppliers
While the bulk of the focus has been on the €15-30/t rebates on feed purchases, milk processors are offering other supports as well.
10 April 2024 News
US identifies bird flu in dairy herds
The US Department of Agriculture has confirmed the detection of avian flu in a dairy herd in Idaho.
5 April 2024 News
Smug of tea?
I see Kerry has launched a new dairy-and-oat hybrid range of cheese, milk and butter called Smug Dairy.
3 April 2024 News