Person: Onno Van Bekkum

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

Why has Irish dairy failed to move towards consolidation?

As dairy farming enters an era which has generated more optimism than any Irish industry has seen in years, the one glaring question hovering over the sector is why no progress has been made towards consolidation.

Thu, 09 Apr, 2015

Higher profitability focus of Positive Farmers Conference

NEXT week’s annual Positive Farmers Conference is billed by organisers as the most important dairy conference in Ireland in 25 years.

Thu, 13 Jan, 2011

Dairy board to consider marketing collaboration with overseas bodies

THE Irish Dairy Board (IDB) will consider marketing collaborations with a number of overseas representative dairy bodies at private meetings scheduled during next month’s global milk conference in New Zealand, says its chief executive Kevin Lane.

Fri, 22 Oct, 2010

Chance for dairy sector to leave past behind

THE ICOS National Conference will address the key issues facing the dairy sector as it gears up for the end of milk quotas.

Wed, 20 Oct, 2010

Irish co-ops ‘do not have resources to expand in line with state targets’

IRISH co-ops do not have the money to expand the country’s milk processing capacity in line with the Government’s stated mid-term target of a 50% productivity increase, according to the Irish Co-operative Organisation Society Ltd (ICOS).

Thu, 14 Oct, 2010