Dairy
'Plan ahead to manage silage shortages'
Despite results suggesting this year’s silage is good quality, farmers are being encouraged to plan ahead to help manage any...
Dairy
Agri-Business
British dairy plans biggest ever presence at this year's SIAL
Cheese and other dairy products from the UK will have its biggest presence ever at the world’s largest annual food innovation...
Dairy
What impact will the hot summer have had on your cows' feet?
The hot, dry weather of the summer and lower than normal feed quality have the potential to cause greater lameness...
Beef
Why 'Antibiotic-free' labelling may actually be harming the industry
Labelling products as “Antibiotic-free” has the potential to mislead the consumer by implying that meat or milk not marketed as...
Dairy
European dairy markets cool as drought fears dissipate
European dairy prices are coming under pressure just as UK farmers are entering the expensive winter housed period. Intervention stock...
Agri-Business
Merger terms agreed between Lakeland and LacPatrick
Major Irish milk processors Lakeland Dairies and LacPatrick Dairies have reached agreement to merge following months of discussion. The boards...
Dairy
UK Dairy pledges to reduce food waste by 30% by 2025
The UK’s dairy industry body, Dairy UK, has vowed to slash food waste 30% within the next seven years. It...
Dairy
GDT downward trend continues in latest auction
The latest Global Dairy Trade (GDT) auction – Event 221 – has seen the recent downward trend continue, concluding with...
Dairy
Dairy Crest introduces a 'milk price floor' for December and January
South-western milk processor Dairy Crest has announced it will hold the milk price it pays to its Davidstow farmers for...
Dairy
Calls for Government to protect school milk schemes post-Brexit
Dairy UK has called on the Government to safeguard the future of school milk schemes by committing to their long-term...
N.Ireland
Preparations kick off for 'Winter Fair 2018'
The countdown to the 2018 Royal Ulster Winter Fair was officially kick-started by the Royal Ulster Agricultural Society (RUAS) and...
Beef
Diseased cattle compensation rates announced for October
Compensation rates for cattle infected with Bovine TB, BSE, Brucellosis and Enzootic Bovine Leukosis have been announced for the month...
N.Ireland
'Resource usage will double by 2050': Sustainability key for European dairy
Dairy sector leaders from across Europe and Northern Ireland gathered today (Thursday, September 27) to discuss the future sustainability of...
Dairy
Assembly samples Welsh finest to celebrate School Milk Day
Assembly Members were presented with Welsh milk provided by a local farmer as part of this year’s World School Milk...
Dairy
Fancy some farm-fresh milk…from a vending machine?
Fancy selling fresh milk straight from a farm – through a vending machine? That’s exactly what one English farm has...
Dairy
Deposit Return Scheme: Farmers call for milk plastic exemption
The Scottish Government has been urged to look more closely at the impact that a Deposit Return Scheme could have...
Dairy
Arla announces October milk price boost
The board at Arla Foods has agreed to increase its price for conventional milk for October 2018. This, coupled with...
Dairy
Mastitis management ‘making significant progress’
Animal health scientists are making significant progress on mastitis management, which is responsible for up to 85% of the antimicrobials...
