Seamus dolan
@seamusdolan2
Dairy farmer in west cavan an autumn/ spring calving system trying to grow as much grass as possible which can be challenging #grasstomilk#
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31-07-2016 12:41:45
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The Ornua PPI for December is equivalent to 41.6cpl (VAT inclusive). When adjusted to include the Ornua Value Payment worth €3.72m we estimate the equivalent farm gate price to be 45.03cpl (VAT inclusive) - Irish Farmers' Association
Irish Farmers' Association egg producer chairman Brendan Soden says that egg producers are losing thousands of euro weekly and can’t sustain the losses they are currently enduring.”Supermarkets like Lidl Ireland have the power to change this but they currently won’t listen to us”Irish Farmers Journal
'You are Minister of the best industry in the country' Irish Farmers' Association dairy chair Stephen Arthur says. 'With €2bn of investment, we have backed ourselves. Have trust in us and back us too'. Charlie McConalogue agrees that Irish dairy farmers 'are world leaders' in quality & sustainability
You can't expect sustainable food production at rock bottom prices, don't cod yourself. If you want to support farmers buy farmer owned brands of milk - Simple! Irish Farmers' Association
Prime Time left IFA out in the cold on animal welfare debate in favour of Holly Cairns RTÉ said: "...it was decided that the issues were heavily political in nature and it was best to keep them in the political domain." What an excuse... By Paul Hyland independent.ie/irish-news/ifa…
This Christmas think of the people who are putting milk in fridges and making sure #Santa has a glass of the white stuff! Meet distributor Padraig Sexton. The alarm goes off at 4.30 and it's out delivering healthy and nutritious milk. Dairy Industry Ireland Bord Bia - The Irish Food Board ICMSA Irish Farmers' Association
🎄Cows and Christmas!🐄 Here's a short video of Co Monaghan liquid milk supplier Martin McElearney on what his routine for Christmas Day is. Martin is also the new Irish Farmers' Association Dairy Cttee Chairperson. Happy Christmas from Lakeland Dairies - we hope you've a safe and healthy one.
Recovering after a brilliant study trip to USA with the Drumconnell dairy discussion group! On farms with 3000 to 12000 cows. 48 Lely robots to 128 unit rotaries! Gained a great insight into large herd management and the US dairy industry. Thanks to Lely North America for their help