The NFU, NFU Scotland, NFU Cymru, and Ulster Farmers’ Union have met with retailer Tesco and its processor representatives to discuss the crucial role it has…
Month: October 2015
At First Milk’s AGM today in Haydock, members supported the major governance proposals put forward by the Board. The changes will create a smaller Board with…
Dairy Crest’s decision to cut milk prices is not good news but putting a floor in the market will give farmers some stability in a very…
Dairy Crest has confirmed that it will hold the December milk price for its farmers on standard Liquid contracts. This has been agreed with DCD. The…
A family owned fruit growing business in Kent has added a third Kramer wheeled loader to its machinery fleet with the recent purchase of a 5065,…
The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), the cancer agency of the World Health Organization, has evaluated the carcinogenicity of the consumption of red meat…
The Board and Area Representatives of First Milk have jointly agreed proposals to fundamentally change the governance of the co-operative. The aim of the changes will…
Valoya (Helsinki, Finland), a leading provider of advanced plant lighting systems, worked with Microsoft Corp. to create next generation of state of the art lighting system,…
Arla Foods amba on-account price will remain unchanged from 26 October 2015 for its 12,700 owners, including around 3,000 from the UK, at 23.04 pence per…
Cross border differences in bTB cattle control measures and concerns surrounding the proposed provision of open access farm-level Welsh bovine TB data next year were some…