Dairy
Northern Irish Lakeland suppliers optimistic for future growth
Lakeland Dairies’ milk suppliers in Northern Ireland are confident for their future in dairying, according to the results of the...
Dairy
Agri-Business
Arla board sets May milk price above 30p/L
The board of Britain’s largest milk processor – Arla – has met to set a price for May milk supplies...
Government
England's largest ever BVD scheme launches today - but what's involved?
A £5.7million funding package to help farmers across England tackle the highly contagious disease Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD) has been announced...
Dairy
Suspected water poisoning kills 55 cows on Leicestershire farm
A progressive Leicestershire farmer has said losing 55 cows in a suspected water poisoning incident at his farm was the...
Dairy
LacPatrick shows its hand for May supplies
LacPatrick has revealed what it will pay its suppliers for the month of May. Suppliers in the Republic of Ireland...
Dairy
UK dairy market sees almost 5% growth over the last year
The UK dairy market saw growth of 4.9% over the past year, driven primarily from a 4.4% upturn in prices,...
Dairy
Arla senior vice president named as new UK director
Leading European dairy co-operative, Arla Foods has announced Ash Amirahmadi, senior vice president – sales for the UK, will take the lead...
Agri-Business
Milk Price: Processors told 30p/L 'attainable'
National Farmers’ Union Scotland (NFUS) has welcomed positive milk price moves in recent weeks – however, the organisation said it...
Dairy
Lifetime achievement award honours farmer who started with just five acres
A long-serving Holstein breeder who began dairying on just five and a half acres more than 60 years ago has been...
Dairy
Table topper Dale Farm announces May milk price
The board of Northern Ireland’s largest milk processor – Dale Farm – met to set a price for May milk...
Dairy
Dairy export inquiry launched at Westminster
Westminster’s All-Party Parliamentary Group on Dairy has launched a new inquiry to look at the future of British dairy exports....
Dairy
First formal LacPatrick offers expected imminently
The first round of formal bids for LacPatrick are expected to come in over the next few days, with further talks...
Dairy
New Holstein UK president named
Holstein UK members elected their new president last night – the newcomer will take over from Co. Antrim farmer David Perry....
Dairy
New Holstein UK president named
Holstein UK members elected their new president last night – the newcomer will take over from Co. Antrim farmer David Perry....
Dairy
Volatility to remain a challenge for the dairy sector
Milk price volatility will remain a major challenge for the dairy sector, according to AFBI (Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute) chief...
Dairy
Silage quality drives all dairy production systems
Farmers must maximise silage quality, irrespective of the production systems they are following, according to AFBI’s (Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute’s)...
Dairy
'On cloud 9': Surprise at Balmoral as Shorthorn clinches dairy interbreed
Tongues were wagging in the dairy lines about the surprise winner of this year’s Balmoral Show dairy interbreed championship. It’s...
N.Ireland
Milk forecast: Steady as she goes...but at what price?
Dairy farmers enjoying Balmoral will be happy to hear milk markets in the region are expected to steady over the...
