The Farmers’ Union of Wales has welcomed the recommendation of the Climate Change, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee that Wales should set a national target date…
Month: May 2017
The NFU has expressed its disappointment today as the dairy industry saw another price cut announced at the same time as products like butter are trading…
Arla Foods amba is holding its milk price for both conventional and organic milk for June 2017, however Arla’s UK price will be adjusted downward, by…
Dairy farmers have until midnight on 31 May to apply for a share of the Small Dairy Grant scheme. With a total pot of £8.5 million…
RamCompare, the UK progeny test, is seeking nominations for new rams and artificial insemination (AI) sires to take part in performance testing in 2018. The industry…
Global palm oil shortages have increased the cost of rumen-protected fats by up to 40% in the past 12 months. And unless steps have been taken…
The trends, technologies and products that will shape the worldwide dairy category in the future will be created hand-in-hand with chefs, scientists, consumers and customers at…
Dairy farmers who harvested this year’s first-cut grass silage crops early should seize the opportunity to take subsequent cuts early as well, in a bid to…
Livestock farmers are being advised to vaccinate sheep and cattle for bluetongue this year in order to protect the free trading of stock, should the disease…
Scottish organic dairy farmer Murray Brown has been elected as the new membership committee chairman for the Organic Milk Suppliers Cooperative (OMSCo). Murray will play an…