This influx of milk comes in at an annual value of €150m, according to Brian Hanafin, head of milk pool development at Tirlán.
From 1 April 2025, Dale Farm has confirmed it will increase the value of butterfat and protein in its payment model.
Dale Farm has moved to the top of the NI milk for August, thanks to a 3p/l increase on base price.
Dale Farm and Tirlan dominate the monthly milk league for dairy farmers supplying 1m litres annually
While average growth rates are sitting at 44kg DM/ha, there are some farms in a moisture deficit recording growth in the 20s, write Thomas Condon.
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A 3p/l increase on base price makes Dale Farm the first processor to pay a starting price above 40p/l for 18 months.
Suppliers to Strathroy Dairy now have the option of moving to a milk solids payment model. Kieran Mailey reports.
Strathroy and Tirlán are well positioned in the one million-litre milk league analysis for July.
The Sam Maguire cup isn’t crossing the Shannon, but the western farmers are getting paid a high price, writes Aidan Brennan.
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