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
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...
Beef
Bluetongue identified in 2 imported cattle
Farmers are being urged to remain vigilant for bluetongue virus following the discovery of the disease in two cattle imported...
Dairy
Almost 9,000t SMP sold out of intervention in latest tender
Provisional results for the latest tender of sales of skimmed milk powder (SMP) from intervention by the European Commission saw...
Dairy
GDT takes further hit in September auction
The Global Dairy Trade (GDT) index has taken yet another slight hit in the most recent auction – Event 220...
Dairy
EU-Oceania butter price gap hits 10-year high
The gap between EU and Oceania butter prices has grown to its widest in more than a decade, according to...
Dairy
Digital 'farm hub' announced for Askham Bryan College
Askham Bryan College’s home farm is all set for a transformation with a ‘digital farm hub’ is to be constructed...
Dairy
Record turnout at 5th UK Dairy Day
A record 9,000 visitors descended on the International Centre in Telford last week for the 5th annual UK Dairy Day...
Dairy
Patrick Muller confirmed as new Muller managing director
Muller has confirmed the appointment of Patrick Muller as the new managing director of Muller Milk & Ingredients (MMI) on...
Dairy
'Meticulous' Oxfordshire herd manager wins national award
Leigh Woolmer of Stuchbury Manor Farm, Banbury has been named Promar’s 2018 Milkminder Manager of the Year. Leigh, who manages...
Dairy
Predicting cattle disease ahead of time – through blood tests
MicroRNA levels in the blood could be used to predict the future health and productivity of dairy cattle, British scientists...
Dairy
First Milk accounts: Turnover up but profit down
First Milk bosses report “another year of solid progress” as accounts show significant investment in its own sites. The accounts for...
Agri-Business
Annual livestock survey: What's up and what's down in 2018?
Defra has released the final results of its estimates of livestock numbers on commercial agricultural holdings in England on June...
Government
Measures to fight TB unveiled as new data shows badger cull halves disease
Reductions in new outbreaks of bovine TB have been recorded in Gloucestershire and Somerset following the completion of licensed four-year...
Dairy
Holstein UK launches DNA bank to boost breed's authenticity
A brand new initiative is set to revolutionise Holstein and British Friesian breeds by providing a global standard in animal...
