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Higher premiums for milk quality keeps Tirlán on top of the NI milk league for the third month in a row.
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It seems to have been an extra hard year on heifers as I hear empty rates are a lot higher than normal on most farms, writes Padraig Callanan.
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January 2025 will see a host of changes rolled out, relating to the way processors pay for milk in Northern Ireland.
Andrew Dale has targeted milk yield, solids and fertility using a crossbreeding programme on his 120-cow dairy farm. Kieran Mailey reports.
For the first time since December 2022, prices on high solids milk have exceeded the 50p/l threshold.
Tirlán continues to lead the Northern Ireland milk league, thanks to higher payments for milk solids.
Aidan Brennan asks what is an appropriate level of meal feeding this winter, given where meal and milk prices are at.
'Butter and cheese returns continue to underpin milk pricing, as an upward trend in milk output is currently being offset by robust demand,' a spokesperson said.
Milk production in NI has been consistently higher over the first eight months of 2024 when compared to last year.
A looks at some of the main queries raised by farmers around new payment models for milk.
