Dairy
Lidl to scrap 'use by' dates on dairy products to combat food waste
Lidl GB has announced that it will scrap ‘use by’ dates in favour of ‘best before’ dates on its dairy...
Dairy
Agri-Business
Fonterra increases forecast farmgate milk price
Fonterra Cooperative Group has today (Thursday, December 7) increased its forecast farmgate milk price and earnings guidance for 2024. The...
Dairy
Dairy cows in good condition for winter breeding season
Semex sales manager for Northern Ireland, John Berry, is confirming that freshly-calved dairy cows are, for the most part, in...
Dairy
Dairy advice: Grouping cows this winter
Grouping cows when housed this winter, will allow for better management and ensure that they are in the correct body...
N.Ireland
Ulster University student named as DCNI Sports Nutrition Award winner
Ulster University student Amy List has been named as the recipient of this year’s Dairy Council for Northern Ireland (DCNI)...
Beef
Bluetongue: 4 further cases confirmed in southeast of England
The Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) have confirmed four further cases of bluetongue in cattle in the...
N.Ireland
EU Dairy Symposium: Farming and climate action are in ‘comfortable co-existence’
Delegates at the final EU Sustainable Dairy Symposium heard how farming and climate change mitigation work together in “comfortable co-existence”....
Dairy
Dairy advice: Drier conditions see a return to grazing for some
Although cows on many farms cows will not see grass again until spring, in some areas grazing has resumed. The...
Dairy
Dairy advice: Manging heifer calves during winter months
Continued monitoring of your heifer calves is vital to ensure that growth targets are achieved ahead of breeding next year....
Dairy
Holstein UK announces 2024 UK Dairy Day Holstein show judge
Holstein UK has appointed Marcel Egli as the judge of The National Holstein Show at UK Dairy Day 2024. Holstein...
Dairy
Dairy advice: Farm roadways a worthwhile investment
Farm roadways play a vital part in our grass-based dairy production model, and continue to be a worthwhile investment for...
Agri-Business
New bluetongue ‘surveillance’ requirements in England confirmed
Farmers in the south-east of England have been contacted by the UK’s Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) to notify...
Agri-Business
Farmers warned of mycotoxin risk to dairy herd performance
UFAC-UK has warned farmers to be aware of, and mitigate mycotoxin risk to avoid performance shortfalls in their dairy herds....
Agri-Business
HSBC head of agrifoods appointed as RABDF president
The head of agrifoods for HSBC UK has been appointed as the president of the Royal Association of British Dairy...
N.Ireland
Clarkson’s Farm star Kaleb Cooper speaks out about TB problems
Kaleb Cooper, who features in Jeremy Clarkson’s Amazon Prime Video series ‘Clarkson’s Farm’, has spoken out about the difficulties caused...
N.Ireland
No plans to establish all-island system to identify TB/BVD – minister
There are no plans to establish an all-island system of identifying cases of bovine tuberculosis (TB) and Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD), according...
Dairy
Lakeland Dairies announces plan to close some facilities
Lakeland Dairies has announced today (Wednesday, November 15) that it plans to close three of its facilities over the next...
Agri-Business
Trade volume of dairy, meat and coarse grain expected to decline
Trade and global food security prospects may decline for products including coarse grains, rice, dairy and meat, according to a...
