Collapse in dairy prices may persist ‘for another nine months’
Lakeland Dairies’ boss calls on EU to intervene directly to support prices
Coveney calls on Europe for more action on dairy market supports
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Simon Coveney today called on the EU Commission to take further action on dairy market support measures.
Abolition of milk quotas will lead to creation of 10,000 jobs
The quota system was of its time, but in a more globalised market has generally run contrary to our best interests. All that is about to change, writes Agriculture Minister Simon Coveney
New Zealand dairy success comes at a price
High debt and environmental problems take some sheen from success story.
European farmers fear instability as milk market deregulated
Billions of euros and thousands of jobs will flow from the historic deregulation of Europe’s dairy sector, a string of Irish ministers promised at the opening this week of a vast new plant to make dried milk for developing markets.
Milk price volatility is the biggest challenge facing dairy farmers – Coveney
The outlook for dairy markets is bright, but farmers will have to deal with price fluctuation in the short term, said the Minister for Agriculture during the Dáil debate on the dairy industry.
The future is more milk but is more milk the future?
The economic story of Ireland, according to some, is the story of milk. Or rather, the absence of milk. We think of ourselves, quite rightly, as a dairy country. But it was not always so.
High-Tech Tools Help Irish Dairy Farmers Produce More Milk
In deepest rural Ireland, traditional farmers are developing advanced technology in the name of more milk from happier cows. An old-fashioned dairy has embraced wearable technology for cows.
End of quotas is 'opportunity of century' for dairy farmers
Irish farming is on the cusp of «the most fundamental change in a generation» as EU quotas limiting milk production are lifted after 30 years, Agriculture Minister Simon Coveney has said.
Dairy firms target high milk prices in China
Ireland’s biggest dairy companies have taken the plunge into China’s burgeoning milk market with the launch of a series of key products.