Milk production figures released
The United Kingdom wholesale milk deliveries totaled 1,107.5 million litres in March bringing the cumulative total for the year to 13,046 million litres. The wholesale delivery figures have not been adjusted for butterfat content and all figures are provisional. RPA relies on individual purchasers to provide the data, which is supplied ‘subject to confirmation’ and […]
Dairy producer summit to address key industry issues
After the SOS dairy campaign, the introduction of a voluntary code and continued dairy market volatility, dairy farmer representatives have the chance to debate the future of the industry this week at an NFU led summit. The dairy Producer Representative Summit on Thursday April 11 will feature a number of industry leaders and cover a […]
Joseph Heler are whey ahead
Joseph Heler, the UK’s largest independent regional cheese producer, has invested over £750,000 in a state of the art whey processing facility at their Cheshire site. This facility is a highly sophisticated whey plant and allows Joseph Heler to create a new range of advanced and added value nutritional products. The investment has been made […]
Commit to British farmers, says Dairy Coalition
The coalition, the NFU, NFU Cymru, NFU Scotland, FFA, TFA, WFU and the RABDF met in Stoneleigh today to discuss dairy market issues and its future strategy. In the short term, the coalition has called for urgent and meaningful farm gate price rises for April 1, to ensure a realistic market price. Challenges of poor […]
EDA organizes new dairy policy conference
On March 20th, the European Dairy Association (EDA) is organizing a dairy policy conference in Brussels (Concert Noble). This conference will tackle the agricultural policy towards 2020 on the one hand, and the holistic approach in health-related EU policies on the other. Both scientists and dairy specialists will share their views on these topics at […]
Milk productions figures released for February
The Rural Payments Agency (RPA) has received details from milk purchasers of the amount of milk which was produced for delivery in February 2013. The United Kingdom wholesale milk deliveries totaled 976 million litres in February bringing the cumulative total for the year to 11,860.2 million litres. The wholesale delivery figures have not been […]
Dairy UK urges regulators to recognise the nutritional value of cheese
Speaking at the All Party Parliamentary Cheese Group Reception in London on Wednesday evening, Dairy UK Communications Director Simon Bates said continued criticism of the use of salt in the cheese making process is often misleading and ill-informed. “Cheese making is something that the UK dairy industry is immensely proud of and it is in […]
No backwards step on supply management says Dairy UK
Speaking at the Agra Europe Conference in Brussels today, Dairy UK Policy Director Peter Dawson said: “The dairy sector doesn’t want to see a step back towards supply management by the Commission, as is currently being proposed by the European Parliament. “There is a lot that is fundamentally wrong with the Parliament’s proposal”, explained Mr […]
NFU kicks off dairy industry strategy debate
The NFU is calling on processors, retailers and farmers in the dairy industry to contribute to a ground-breaking consultation on the future of the sector. The discussion document, ‘A Strategy for the British Dairy Industry’ will be launched today during the dairy break-out session at NFU Conference. It aims to bring together the whole industry […]
