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Kilkenny farmers to beef up income from Glanbia’s €4.7m milk bonus

By Colin Bartley 21st February 2021 0

Glanbia Co-operative Society has confirmed a total of €4.7 million will be paid to Kilkenny members this month as part of its 2020 Trading Bonus Scheme. The Milk Supplier Trading Bonus payment will be made to qualifying members along with their January milk payment. In a statement, the company said the payment is based on […]

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Glanbia reveals latest milk prices it will pay Kilkenny farmers

By Colin Bartley 16th February 2021 0

Local food giant Glanbia has confirmed it will pay its Kilkenny milk suppliers 35.1 cent per litre (cpl) for January. The creamery price includes a Late Supply Bonus (LSB) of 4 cpl (including VAT) that will be paid on all high-quality creamery milk supplied in January. The 35.1cpl is an increase of 1.6cpl on the price paid by […]

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No Dogs Allowed: Kilkenny farmers join campaign to protect livestock

By Colin Bartley 11th February 2021 0

Farmers in Kilkenny have joined a national campaign aimed at dogs and pet owners in the wake of a rise in attacks on livestock. With lambing season almost here, the Irish Farmers Association (IFA) has launched a nationwide campaign in which farmers will place posters on the gates of their properties saying: “No Dogs Allowed.” […]

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Seed capital: Kilkenny farmer wins prestigious agri-food award

By Colin Bartley 6th February 2021 0

A Kilkenny farmer has won a prestigious agri-food award. Martin Hayden from Coolroe, Graiguenamanagh, won the Green Feed Barley prize in the Glanbia Ireland 2020 Grain Supplier of the Year Awards. Martin has a mixed farm combining tillage with an Angus calf to beef system. He also produces ewe lambs for breeding. The crop rotation […]

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Kilkenny farmers to benefit from Glanbia scheme

By Colin Bartley 2nd February 2021 0

Kilkenny-based food giant Glanbia has announced details of its 2021 Trading Bonus Scheme and confirmed the continuation of its monthly profit distribution payment for milk supplying Members The scheme will reward members of the Co-op for purchases made from Glanbia Ireland and its subsidiaries. For milk supplier members of Glanbia Co-op, the  Trading Bonus is […]

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Glanbia reveals latest milk prices it will pay Kilkenny farmers

By Colin Bartley 13th January 2021 0

Local food giant Glanbia has confirmed it will pay its Kilkenny milk suppliers 33.5 cent per litre (cpl) for December. The creamery price includes a Late Supply Bonus (LSB) of 2 cpl (including VAT) that will be paid on all high quality creamery milk supplied in December. Farmer Members will receive a 0.42 cpl (including VAT) payment from […]

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Kilkenny poultry farmers urged to be on alert amid Bird Flu outbreak

By Colin Bartley 11th December 2020 0

Kilkenny poultry farmers are being told to be on alert after a flock of free range turkeys had to be killed after contracting Avian Influenza. The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine confirmed the positive tests were discovered in a turkey flock in county Wicklow. They confirmed the birds have been killed and an […]

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Shear delight: Kilkenny sheep farmers share €266,000 payment

By Kilkenny Now 21st November 2020 0

Some 260 sheep farmers across Kilkenny will share a combined €266,883 payment under year four of the Sheep Welfare Scheme. Details of the local payments were announced by Kilkenny TD John Paul Phelan this week. It is part of a €14.7 million spend under the scheme which will be shared among the country’s 18,000 sheep […]

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The big cheese! Check out Kilkenny food giant’s amazing new $470m plant in US

By Kilkenny Now 21st October 2020 0

Operations got underway today at Kilkenny-based Glanbia’s new state-of-the-art cheese and whey plant in the US. The local food giant released these pictures (above and below) of the US€470 million facility in St Johns, Michigan, this morning to mark the occasion. Commissioning operations at MWC will take place over the next eight months. When fully […]

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Warning to Kilkenny farmers and landowners leasing land for wind farms

By Colin Bartley 11th October 2020 0

Kilkenny farmers and landowners are being urged to be fully aware of what they are signing up to if they make arrangements with renewable energy companies to lease land. Ifac, Ireland’s leading farming, food and agribusiness professional services firm, is encouraging all landowners in Kilkenny to make certain that they understand their tax responsibilities and […]