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The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has urged dairy processors to end the practice of…
A farmer-led Welsh cooperative is on top of the world after scooping its best ever haul of awards at the dairy industry ‘Oscars’.…
Great Britain’s milking herd totalled 1.67 million head as of October 1, 2021, a decrease of 1.7% compared to October 2020, according to…
The 2021 Farmers’ Union of Wales (FUW) award for a person who has made an outstanding contribution to the Welsh dairy industry was…
New diagnostic data from MSD Animal Health suggests nearly a quarter of infectious calf scour cases are likely to have been caused by…
New figures released by the UK government shows that the UK average farm-gate milk price for October 2021 is 32.55p/l. Butterfat is up…
The housed period has begun on farms, with silage pits now being opened to feed stock for the winter ahead, so one factor…
Recruiting and retaining staff is a challenge that many dairy farmers throughout the UK and Ireland now struggle with, according to Ulster Farmers’…
The autumn dairy sales have seen the demand for high quality stock continue from the spring sales and even 2020 dairy sales. Agriland…
Northern Ireland continues to decarbonise its milk sector and greater strides to this effect can be expected. This was one of the main…
Arla Foods has unveiled what it describes as “revolutionary” technology that allows the company to separate milk into different protein components. The patented…
The acute shortage of labour on dairy farms is undeniable at the present time. And the problem is intensifying. This makes it an…
Royal DSM has received a positive European Food Safety Agency (EFSA) opinion for the use of its novel methane-reducing feed additive for ruminants…
Entries are now open for the 2022 Royal Dairy Innovation Award, which recognises research and development in the field of dairy farming and…
The closing date for completion of a Department of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) survey that will assess the labour shortfall…
Autumn-calving cows are now in the period between calving and breeding, so good management of them at this time of the lactation is…
The footbathing of cows is an important management tool to prevent issues like lameness. But to ensure you get the maximum benefit from…
Lakeland Dairies has announced a new payment system for milk suppliers in Northern Ireland which it says will encourage suppliers to produce milk…
