Dairy
How one dairy farmer went from an employee to farm manager and business partner
LIC (Livestock Improvement Corporation), the New Zealand farmer-owned co-operative, held its Pasture to Profit Conference 2018 in Birmingham yesterday, October...
Dairy
Dairy
First Milk to introduce major changes to members' payment system
First Milk has today announced a series of changes to its capital structure that will see the introduction of a...
Dairy
Muller completes Dairy Crest integration and maps out strategy for growth
Muller’s UK chief executive Patrick Muller has confirmed completion of Britain’s largest ever dairy industry integration, as he set out...
Agri-Business
North Wales TB testing to be ramped up following 'unprecedented increase'
The TB testing regime in North Wales is set to be ramped up in herds with contact with those infected...
Beef
Brexit could put UK's high animal welfare standards at risk
Agricultural experts have warned that the Government’s commitment to higher animal welfare in farming could be undermined by Brexit unless...
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...
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...
