Ireland is world’s ‘most carbon-efficient milk producer’ – Minister
Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed dismisses criticism of sector’s emissions record. By: Harry McGee
Was Coveney’s finger off the pulse of Ireland’s dairy farmers?
The news that Ireland had the third-highest volume of applications for the €150m voluntary milk supply reduction scheme made the Dealer wonder how much has changed between March and September 2016. By The Dealer
Dairy lobby group calls for voluntary cut in output
Overproduction of milk has seen prices fall from 38 cents a litre to about 25 cent.
French dairy industry tells Minister only mandatory EU milk supply management will work
Last week, French Agriculture Minister Stéphane Le Foll gathered the key players in the French dairy sector together to consider how to implement newly-agreed EU milk supply control measure.
EU Commission to double dairy intervention ceiling
At the meeting of the Council of EU agriculture ministers, Simon Coveney said the volumes of dairy products allowed into intervention would double – one of the measures in Ireland’s submission.
New €100m loan fund for dairy farmers to combat price volatility
Glanbia’s new finance product offers more flexible repayment structures.
Dairy price slump set to continue for another six months
The ‘collapse’ in milk prices, which is estimated to have cost the rural economy up to €1bn in 2015, will continue in the first half of 2016, a national dairy leader has warned.
From Brussels to Chicago trade mission for Coveney
The Minister for Agriculture, Simon Coveney will be racking up the air miles this week as following on from a key Council of Ministers meeting in Brussels on Monday, Minister Coveney departs this morning (Tuesday) for a US trade mission centred in the Chicago area.
Farmers take protests over milk prices to Brussels
Teagasc says prices have fallen from 39c per litre in April 2014 to 25.5c in July 2015.
Ireland Calls for Swift Action to Save Dairy
he Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Simon Coveney T.D called for swift action to restore market confidence in the Dairy and Pigmeat sector.