Despite growing concern over the potential impact of coronavirus on global dairy markets, the Irish farm lobby maintains processors here can still return an increased milk price to farmer suppliers.

Here is a selection of people starting new roles with businesses in Ireland, including the Irish Banking Culture Board, Bord Bia, Causeway: Ireland Scotland Business Exchange, the Irish Hotels Federation and Sodexo.

Michael Creed From taste trails to Michelin Star restaurants, Cork ticks all the boxes, writes Minister Michael Creed

Farmers and dairy industry bosses will be impacted by the news this morning.

Only Kerry Group has held its price for August milk, with most of the big buyers cutting 1 cent per litre (cpl), compared to July. Suppliers to the top-paying West Cork co-ops will be affected by a Carbery price cut of 1cpl.

Robert McNamara joins the Irish agri-food trade mission to Japan and finds Irish beef is cooking up a storm in Tokyo, where discerning customers are insisting on high-quality food and knowledge about its provenance.

The 30% growth in dairy cow numbers has created opportunities and challenges, say the hosts of the Teagasc Moorepark 2019 Open Day, taking place on Wednesday, July 3.

Food waste is one of the world’s biggest sustainability issues, but one which is easily preventable with the introduction of education.

China’s 700 million pigs eat about 400g of lactose each in their lifetime.

The Kerrygold brand has exceeded €1bn in annual retail value, the first Irish food brand to reach this milestone.

The Dairygold Co-op board has maintained the March milk price at the February level of 31.19 cent per litre (cpl), including VAT, and a 0.65cpl quality and sustainability bonus.

Farmers’ loyalty to their local co-ops is being severely tested by the widening gap between the best and worst prices offered for milk supplies, said ICMSA dairy chairman Ger Quain.

Ornua is celebrating success after winning 14 awards (3 gold, 6 silver and 4 bronze for cheese and 1 bronze award for salted butter) at the Global Cheese Awards in Frome, Somerset.

The prospect of the UK not reaching a deal on its departure from the EU has risen in recent weeks, amid tight votes at Westminster and Brussels, expressing opposition to UK prime minister, Theresa May’s latest proposals on customs.

The launch of Ireland’s best-known food brand in the world’s 11th largest economy boosted last week’s Irish trade mission to South Korea and Japan, led by Agriculture Minister Michael Creed and Bord Bia Chief Executive Tara McCarthy.

Staff at Ornua's Kerrygold Park production plant in Mitchelstown, Co Cork, played a key role in the company becoming the first recipient of Leading Edge's new International Continuous Improvement Excellence Award.

Teagasc has won an award for the new technology it has licensed to Ornua Co-operative Ltd, that enables Ornua to manufacture cheese in countries with a shortage of fresh milk.

US president Donald Trump’s latest executive order, clamping down on the abuse of highly-skilled worker visas, could impact Irish graduates in the future.

US president Donald Trump’s latest executive order, clamping down on the abuse of highly-skilled worker visas, could impact Irish graduates in the future.

The Brexit threat is the gravest agri-business has ever faced in Ireland, bosses at Dairygold have warned. Dairygold chief executive Jim Woulfe said dairy, beef and rural industry faced a crisis if a hard Brexit occurred, an event which he said had “gigantic repercussions” for Ireland.

More than €1.6bn was paid to over 130,000 Irish farmers last year under a variety of EU agriculture schemes, writes Seán McCárthaigh.

Ornua is targeting €1bn in annual Kerrygold exports with the launch of Kerrygold Park, its new €38m butter production and packing plant already up and running four months in Castlefarm, Mitchelstown, Co Cork.

Dairy farmers have condemned co-ops for cutting June milk prices, despite stable pricing at Ornua, the major buyer of Irish dairy produce.

IFA dairy chairman Sean O’Leary has called upon dairy co-ops to commit their milk price to year end.

Milk processors have taken the first step to create a milk futures market for Irish dairy farmers, by developing a milk price index for Ireland.