More Cornish milk to be made into Cornish cheese as Milk Link announces new creamery build
Milk Link has announced that work has begun on the first phase of a new production facility at its Cornish Country Larder Trevarrian Creamery in North Cornwall. The major 4 million investment will substantially increase production of the Trevarrian Creamerys award winning soft cheeses to meet a growing demand from major retailers and foodservice providers […]
The CRT goes against the flow
As the Dairy Farm Crisis Continues the CRT Opens New 900,000 Dairy in Surrey. Trustee Zac Goldsmith MP has opened the CRTs incredible new dairy at Pierrepont in Surrey. Zac said: At this time, with dairy farming in crisis, it gives me great pleasure and pride to be opening this incredible new dairy at Pierrepont […]
Boost energy to beat the butterfat dip
With cows turned out, many dairy herds are already suffering from the butterfat dip syndrome from lush pasture. It happens every year, but this time, with tight returns and high feed prices, there is greater pressure to cut feed costs. It is vital for dairy farmers, particularly those on both compositional and liquid milk supply […]
First DeLaval AMR commercial installation sold
The pasture-based dairy farm where the automatic milking rotary will be installed is located in Tasmania, Australia. It represents the worlds first commercial installation of its kind. DeLaval International announced today the first commercial installation of the DeLaval AMRTM, the automated milking rotary presented in November 2010 at the EuroTier tradeshow in Hannover. This is […]
DeLaval support Earth Hour
The global dairy equipment manufacturer DeLaval engage their international hubs to turn the lights out in support of Earth Hour. DeLaval International announced today that it will be turning lights out on Saturday March 26 from 20:30 to 21:30 local time to mark Earth Hour 2011. Supporting the World Wildlife Funds Earth Hour initiative is […]
Milk Link increases members’ milk prices and cash flow
Milk Link is to increase its Member milk price from 1st April by 1.0 pence per litre (ppl) for both manufacturing and liquid schedules. The latest increase means that Milk Links standard litre Member price for both manufacturing and liquid milk will now be 27.00ppl. The April rise means that over the last 12 months […]
Lancashire herd lifts yields by 900 litres despite cutting inputs
A big increase in silage dry matter intakes on a Lancashire dairy farm has lifted milk production by 900 litres a cow and enabled feed costs to be cut by 30 a head over the first 200-days of lactation. “The milk went up and the costs went down,” says Anthony Bretherton who runs the 135-cow […]
RABDF calls for TB reactor clearance policy review
The Royal Association of British Dairy Farmers has called for government to review its TB reactor clearance policy and introduce a market based solution in the wake of escalating new TB herd incidents reported by Defra during 2010. TBs tentacles are creeping further and further in to dairy and beef herds up and down the […]
The Co-Operative awards milk contract to Robert Wiseman Dairies
The Co-operative Group has today (16 March 2011) announced that it has awarded its own-brand milk contract to Robert Wiseman Dairies under a new two-year agreement commencing August this year. The new agreement*, which will see the Group move to a dedicated milk supply scheme, follows The Co-operatives successful integration of the Somerfield supermarket chain. […]
