Dairy Crest has announced that following a drop in its March milk price, there will be no further reductions to their farmgate milk price before July.…
Month: January 2015
The agricultural machinery industry generated a turnover of 7.68 billion in Germany in 2014, says industry body VDMA. The VDMA Agricultural Machinery’s industry statistics were therefore…
The FSA is today publishing the results of its 2013 animal welfare survey of slaughterhouses in Britain. The survey, last carried out in 2011, gives a…
Poor beef prices in 2014 and this year’s plunge in the price of milk have underlined the need for the Government to create an Agricultural Ombudsman…
Recent independent market research highlights the increasing importance of quality assurance schemes in building British and Scottish consumer trust in red meat brands, delegates heard today…
AHDB Beef & Lamb has turned down a £50,000 proposal to fund Ladies in Beef work in the coming financial year. The proposition included £25,000 for…
Farmers must be able to get a realistic return from the market which covers production costs to ensure a dynamic dairy industry capable of meeting global…
Feed is one of the main inputs of beef production and can amount to around 70 per cent of variable costs. Improving feed efficiency should therefore…
DairyCo’s Breeding briefs, a guide to genetic indexes in dairy cattle has been launched. It identifies the tools of genetic improvement, so farmers can make better…