4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (331+ words) The Lakeland Dairies board has confirmed its August milk price. The processor will pay a base milk price of 39.1c/L (based on standard constituents of 3.6% butterfat and 3.3% protein) including VAT for August milk in the Republic of Ireland. Lakeland said…...

1+ week, 2+ hour ago   (866+ words) Irish cattle prices have come under renewed pressure in recent weeks, widening the gap with Great Britain (GB). A new report shows that the steer differential reached 66p/kg in the final week of August. According to the UK's Agriculture and…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (501+ words) A British woman has travelled the full length of Great Britain milking over 10,000 cows in 10 days to raise money for a farmers' charity. 45-year-old Marie Stephenson from Warton in Lancashire set off from Bodmin in Cornwall, on England’s south-west coast,…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (332+ words) Dairy farmers in Northern Ireland have been invited on what is described as a "study tour" in the Republic of Ireland on improving nutrient utilisation. Northern Ireland's Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) is offering farmers the opportunity…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (519+ words) A number of high profile Aberdeen-Angus breeders have decided to re-introduce older bloodlines within their herds. This source of genetics previously helped develop the core attributes of the bred. A case in point is the commitment of the Wallace family,…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (239+ words) Tirlán welcomed retired milk suppliers from across Northern Ireland, Monaghan, Meath and Louth to a special breakfast event in Virginia, Co. Cavan recently to recognise their valued contribution to farming, their communities and the cooperative over many decades. Held at…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (317+ words) Growing bluetongue concerns in the UK do not seem to be holding back dairy sales, as pedigree stock are making up to 3,650gns. The August Border and Lakeland club sale took place in the Borderway Sale Centre in Carlisle, UK, during…...

4+ week, 23+ hour ago   (720+ words) Farmers have spent the summer locked in a losing battle with scorching heat and drought but could they now also have to square up to push back on nutrient spreading regulations? Parched ground and stalled grass growth have in many…...