A Northern Ireland dairy farm has expanded its ice cream distribution into ROI thanks to grant funding that has made the endeavor easier and more cost-effective.
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) in Northern Ireland has requested an urgent meeting with dairy processors to address farmers receiving a poor return for their milk, despite dairy commodity prices rising significantly for almost a year now.
The Ethical Dairy, a cheese and ice cream producer in southwest Scotland, has said it is suspending orders to Northern Ireland because of recently-introduced regulations following the UK’s exit from the European Union.
Clandeboye Estate, home to Clandeboye Yoghurt, has announced it will invest more than £2m ($2.6m) to quadruple its yogurt production and create 13 new jobs.
Supermarket chain Lidl has awarded Dale Farm, the largest UK farmer-owned dairy co-operative, a lead contract to supply cheddar cheese to its stores across the UK, Europe and the US.
Resolving issues around the future of the land border between Northern Ireland, which is part of the UK, and the Republic of Ireland is critical for the dairy industry, Dairy UK said.
Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) president, Barclay Bell, says dairy farmers in Northern Ireland are frustrated and angry at what he says is the derisory milk price increase delivered by local processors.
A newly published study on the competitiveness of the Northern Irish dairy industry has called for a greater focus on efficiency and supply chain cooperation.
Dairy UK has given its backing to government plans to narrow the scope of the Food Standards Agency (FSA) to food safety and give responsibility for nutrition policy and country of origin labelling (COOL) to government departments.
Increasing sales of milk, meats and baked goods fuelled a six per cent growth in Northern Ireland’s food and drinks processing industry last year as sales reached almost £3bn, said a government report.
Northern Ireland cereal company White's said Tuesday that it will
adopt the UK Food Standard Agency's (FSA) traffic light labelling,
as part of a drive to encourage healthy eating in the region.
