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Glanbia reveals latest milk prices it will pay Kilkenny farmers

By Kilkenny Now 15th April 2022 0

Local diary giant Glanbia has confirmed it will pay Kilkenny farmers 47.08 cent-per-litre for milk supplied in March. In a statement, Glanbia said this includes a base milk price for March of 46.58 cpl, including VAT. This is an increase of 5 cpl from the February base price of 41.58 cpl. The company said a […]

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Farmers take full control of Glanbia’s giant milk plant in Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 18th December 2021 0

IFA Dairy Chairman Stephen Arthur has said the outcome of yesterday’s Glanbia SGM that will see farmers take full control of Glanbia Ireland is “a milestone event”. “The largest milk processor in the country is now in the hands of its farmer shareholders. The emphatic result shows that farmers want to have control of their […]

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Glanbia reveals latest milk prices it will pay Kilkenny farmers

By Kilkenny Now 21st November 2021 0

Glanbia has confirmed it will pay its Kilkenny milk suppliers 37.6 cent per litre (cpl) for October. Glanbia Ireland (GI) will pay a base milk price for October of 37.18 cpl (including VAT) for creamery milk at 3.6% fat and 3.3% protein. This is an increase of 1 cpl (including VAT) from the September base price. Farmers […]

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Glanbia announces grain prices it will pay to Kilkenny farmers

By Kilkenny Now 23rd September 2021 0

Glanbia has announced it will pay its Kilkenny members €210/tonne for green feed barley and €220/t for green feed wheat, with premium grains delivering strong additional returns for growers. In a statement, Glanbia Ireland said its dedicated grains team “has worked with farmers to substantially expand the area sown to value-added premium crops”. More than […]

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Kilkenny farmers can now map their farms for free

By Kilkenny Now 14th September 2021 0

Over 3,500 farmers throughout Kilkenny can now map their farms for free in a matter of minutes. It’s thanks to a new service launched by Herdwatch, a farm management software, which enables farmers to create maps of their farms using satellite imagery directly on their phone. Fields can then be named and colour coded based […]

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TDs hit out at ‘personal vendetta’ against Kilkenny food giant and local farmers

By Kilkenny Now 10th May 2021 0

Four Fine Gael TDs – all former Ministers – and two Senators have strongly criticised An Taisce for appealing a High Court decision to grant planning permission for a €140m cheese plant on the Kilkenny-Waterford border. Kilkenny TD John Paul Phelan, backed by fellow deputies Paul Kehoe (Wexford), eputies Charlie Flanagan (Laois/Offaly),) and David Stanton […]

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Glanbia reveals latest milk prices it will pay to Kilkenny farmers

By Kilkenny Now 11th December 2020 0

Local food giant Glanbia has confirmed it will pay its Kilkenny milk suppliers 31.5 cent per litre (cpl) for November. An additional payment of 0.5 cpl will be made on all November milk supplies to mark the launch of Glanbia Ireland’s Operation Biodiversity initiative, which aims to drive increased planting of native trees and hedgerows […]

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572 Kilkenny farmers share €1.3m under scheme

By Kilkenny Now 4th December 2020 0

Some 572 herd farmers in Kilkenny shared €1,366,290 in payments under a major efficiency programme. It is part an overall €40.4 million in payments made to more than 24,400 farmers across the country under the Beef Environmental Efficiency Programme – Suckler (BEEP-S). Kilkenny TD John Paul Phelan welcomed the payments to local farmers. Dpeuty Phelan […]

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Glanbia reveals latest milk prices it will pay to Kilkenny farmers

By Kilkenny Now 11th November 2020 0

Local diary giant Glanbia has confirmed it will pay Kilkenny farmers 31 cent per litre (cpl) for October. In its latest monthly statement, Glanbia announced it will pay its milk suppliers 30.18 cent per litre (cpl) including VAT for October creamery milk supplies at 3.6% butterfat and 3.3% protein. This is unchanged from the September […]

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Glanbia reveals prices it will pay Kilkenny farmers for 2020 grain harvest

By Kilkenny Now 21st October 2020 0

Local food giant Glanbia has confirmed it will pay Kilkenny farmers €160 per tonne for green feed barley and €181 per tonne for green feed wheat for the 2020 harvest. In a statement, the company said the prices are “a reflection of the commitment to our growers”. Glanbia Ireland added that the continued expansion of […]