Agri-Business
Despite mandatory gender pay gap reporting, Ireland's biggest dairy co-operatives remain male-dominated at board level.
Dairy
There needs to be a "different approach from a regulation perspective" in relation to potential mergers of dairy co-ops according to a CEO.
Dairy cooperatives Dale Farm and Aurivo have today (Friday, March 20) announced a "strategic partnership".
There is "significant pressure on fertiliser availablility", supplies are tight but orders are being taken, according to some co-ops today.
Carbery Group has maintained its milk price for the month of January.
Domestic milk intake by milk processors and co-ops was estimated at 8.84 billion litres in 2025, according to the CSO.
Schemes
ICOS has warned that the impact of a cut to Ireland's CAP allocation could jeopardise co-ops long term viablity and the jobs they support.
Domestic milk intake by processors and co-ops jumped to an estimated 708 million litres in October 2025 according to the CSO.
Karen Sugrue Hennessy will join the Dairygold board of directors as an independent non-executive director in January 2026.
There are "alarming differences" in milk prices being paid by co-ops for September supplies, the...
N.Ireland
Dale Farm and the Sligo based co-op, Aurivo, are understood to be in discussions over their potential future 'trading relationship'.
DWI, the education and support network for women in dairy, has outlined significant progress in securing a landmark partnership model
The Irish Co-operative Organisation Society (ICOS) has said that it is "deeply concerned and...
The Irish Farm Film Producers Group (IFFPG) has outlined changes to its collections this year to help combat the illegal farm plastics trade.
ATC the purchasing and supply group of 36 agri-trading co-op businesses and independent merchants has appointed Tom Moher as general manager.
Agri Politics
The Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers' Association (ICMSA) has said that March base milk price must be in excess of 50c/L.
The domestic milk intake by processors and co-ops was estimated at 327.7 million litres in February 2025, the CSO said.
Dairy farmers should be getting 50c/L base price for February milk supplied to co-ops, according to the ICMSA.
The volume of domestic intake by milk processors and co-ops increased in January to an estimated 162.5 million litres according to the CSO.
24 farmer directors from Irish co-ops have completed the diploma in Corporate Direction (Food Business) from UCC and ICOS
Tillage
Irish grain merchants 'must' match the prices paid by co-ops for green feed wheat and barley, according to IFA grain chair Kieran McEvoy
Dairy News
Domestic milk intake by milk processors and co-ops across the country was estimated at 980.7 million litres in July 2024, the CSO said.
The board of Aurivo has today (Tuesday, August 20) confirmed the milk price it will pay farmers for supplies delivered in July
