Milking 1,500 cows in a dairy franchise – New Zealand style adapted to Irish conditions
A series of farm partnerships, run under the banner of Captal farms, is now milking 1,500 cows on four farms and has ambitious plans for the future.
UK dairy industry 'focusing too much on quantity not quality'
Much of the milk produced in the UK today is no better than ‘white water’, as Scottish dairy farmers are being urged to produce higher quality milk to meet demand within the cheese sector.
Auction fall puts Fonterra's price under pressure
Dairy prices eased for the second time this year at the overnight GlobalDairyTrade (GDT) auction, putting more downward pressure on Fonterra’s farmgate milk price forecast.
Commodity producers had 'a year to forget'
Commodity producers had «a year to forget» in 2015, with many products falling below the cost of production although there are signs things might start picking up, according to ANZ Bank New Zealand, the country’s largest rural lender.
Chinese parents get instant confidence on Australian dairy
A new platform has been developed to allow Chinese consumers to quickly check the authenticity and provenance of its provenance of its products using just their smartphones.
Dairy Groups Urge Congress to Fix Country of Origin Fiasco
In response to a World Trade Organization (WTO) decision Monday announcing that Canada and Mexico are authorized to apply a total of over $1 billion in retaliatory tariffs to U.S. exports, dairy producers and exporters renewed their call for Congress to take swift action to eliminate the threat to dairy exports.
Dairy support payments arrive on farm
Special support payments for hard-pressed UK dairy producers have started arriving in farm bank accounts, says the government.
Chinese Students Abroad Make Quick Money on Milk Powder
Overstepping the limitations of their student visas, some Chinese living in Germany have made a business of hoarding locally produced milk powder and shipping it back to China for profitable resale.
Dairy farmers projected to lose 4.1p/litre for 2015-16
Dairy producers are facing a projected loss of 4.1p/litre in 2015-16, according to analysis by The Dairy Group.
Chinese producers sample Wisconsin dairy
Representatives from four dairy operations in China met with Secretary Ben Brancel and staff members of the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection’s International Agribusiness Center during World Dairy Expo in Madison.