Farmers ‘are watching’ milk price discrepancies – ICMSA

FOLLOWING the announcement from numerous milk processors of a lift in their July milk price, the chairperson of ICMSA’s dairy committee said he wholeheartedly welcomed the news and he expressed hope that some of the current positive market sentiment will translate back into better farmgate prices over the coming months.

Dairy focus: Making the transition to spring milk in Co. Limerick

Farming in Creggane, Charleville, Co. Limerick, the Quain family has been milking cows on the Cork/Limerick border for generations.
By: Seán Cummins
Source: AgriLand
Link: http://www.agriland.ie/farming-news/dairy-focus-making-the-transition-to-spring-milk-in-co-limerick/

Why not play Brussels at its own game?

The European Commission is telling the world that its milk reduction scheme has worked, so why not get Brussels to make permanent provision for such a support platform for the dairy industry – courtesy of the upcoming CAP review? By Richard Halleron