An open letter from NFU President Peter Kendall
Firstly, a massive thank you to those of you who have shown support to our campaign to back British dairy farmers. Following the summit last Wednesday there were a series of protests around Britain at the weekend where our members targeted Asda, Morrisons and the Co-operative supermarkets. These protests were extremely effective at raising the […]
Dairy farmers join HRH The Prince of Wales at Highgrove to celebrate The Prince’s Dairy Initiative
HRH The Prince of Wales was able to hear firsthand about some of the challenges farmers are facing and how his initiative is starting to make a difference. The Prince’s Rural Action Programme, a Business in the Community (BITC) campaign, launched The Prince’s Dairy Initiative last year. The first stage was a pilot scheme delivering […]
NFU condemns catastrophic milk price cuts and calls for action
“This price slash comes at the expense of the average dairy farmer who is now making a significant loss for every litre they produce”, said NFU dairy board chairman Mansel Raymond. “I echo the call made by one major producer group, Dairy Crest Direct, that this now amounts to a combined profit warning for the […]
Milk Link and Arla Foods Amba farmers say yes to merger
The proposal to merge Milk Link and Arla Foods amba has received an overwhelmingly positive endorsement from their respective farmer owners. The Milk Link Member vote saw a high turnout of over 83%, with 5,560 (99.53%) of the votes cast being in favour of the merger proposal and 26 (0.47%) against. Simultaneously, Arla Foods amba’s […]
Second chance for farmers to access 40% Defra grants towards GEA Farm Technologies milking and cooling equipment
The FFIS is part of the Rural Development Programme for England (RDPE) and aims to help make farming businesses more profitable and resilient whilst reducing the impact of farming on the environment. David Wenner at GEA Farm Technologies, said: “We’ve had a number of farmers successfully receive grants from the first round which ended in […]
‘Better Dairy Campaign’ gets Scottish Euro MP’s support
Struan Stevenson, who is a Conservative MEP for Scotland, said he supported the Ben & Jerry’s, WSPA, CWF campaign as he wants to see the high welfare standards enjoyed by dairy cows in Scotland rolled out across the whole EU. Speaking today following the launch, Mr Stevenson said: “I was a dairy farmer for many […]
Milk Link awards success at The Royal Highland Show
Milk Link cheese makers continued their successful run of show awards at the Royal Highland Show this year. Highlights included Llandyrnog Creamery’s Mature Cheddar being named the Supreme Champion whilst Lockerbie Creamery’s unsalted butter was named Reserve Champion, for a second year running. Of the 32 awards won in total, four were special category awards, […]
Tesco Team visit South Caernarfon’s Chwilog Creamery
The Creamery has been trading with Tesco for a number of years and was delighted to welcome the regional team for a site visit and discussions about potential new business. Mark Grant, Senior Buying Manager for Wales & West Midlands, Enfys Fox, Local Sourcing Marketing Manager for Wales & West Midlands and Kay Legge, Regional […]
UK dairy industry ready for the future
Dairy UK today published “The White Paper 2012” – a report on the UK dairy industry. The report reveals:- 99% of people regularly consumed milk and dairy products (up from 96% in 2010). 96% regularly drank fresh milk (up from 94% in 2010) 95% regularly ate cheese (up from 90% in 2010). Liquid milk, cheese […]
