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The fully spec 2200 gallon OBE slurry tanker and trailing shoe was chosen for its low centre of gravity to suit the hilly West Cork terrain.
Over 30 years ago, four French farmers started to share a round baler in western France. Now Contrevents Verts Co-op owns a fleet of over 45 machines, with balers, trailers, manure spreaders, a tractor, ploughs, harrows and sub-soilers.
The co-op also built a solar-powered shed and has 37 members and nine committee members. When it wants to buy a machine, it puts 20% of its value into the CUMA share capital and borrows the rest.
This was one of the farms that the Kilnamartrya discussion group from Cork visited when it went on a fact-finding mission to learn about machine sharing in France.
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Dairygold chief executive Jim Woulfe (left) and newly elected chair John O’Gorman in Cork. \ Daragh Mc Sweeney/Provision
The board of Dairygold Co-op has announced a price increase of 0.5c/l, which it says brings its base price to 32.7c/l, excluding VAT, at 3.3% protein and 3.6% fat for March milk supplies including bonuses.
In addition to this, Dairygold pays a March early calving bonus of 1.0c/l, which will be paid on milk supplied in March.
Carbery also increased its milk price by 1c/l, so the individual co-ops that supply Carbery (Lisavaird, Bandon, Barryroe and Drinagh) are all meeting and will presumably increase milk price by 1c/l also.