The co-op is changing how it rewards NI producers for supplying higher volumes of milk. Kieran Mailey reports.
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There are loads of opportunities to produce high-protein ingredients from Irish grain and plants. This can also make for a more sustainable production chain.
Joe Burke takes a look at Irish poultry markets and what 2025 might hold for the poultry industry.
A base price of 46.56c/l excluding VAT will be paid by Dairygold for milk supplied last month.
Meanwhile, the co-op decided to hold its base milk price for November supplies.
Fat content for October 2024 was 4.93%, also up marginally from 4.92% in October 2023.
Base milk prices in Northern Ireland have moved ahead of those being paid to dairy farmers in Britain.
ADM in Decatur, Illinois, is home to the largest corn wet mill in the world, which the Irish Farmers Journal visited.
There is likely to be little leftover funding for a sheep headage payment, or else payment rates for all coupled schemes will need to reduce to free up money.
The European Commissioner for Agriculture has suggested that Ukraine focuses on producing protein for the EU market, rather than other grains which it can sell around the world.
