First Milk members receive return on investment
Over the course of this financial year, First Milk has made significant progress and the business continues to improve its trading performance. Whilst milk price remains our main focus, this performance has provided us with the opportunity to pay out a return on our members’ investment in First Milk. The return will be paid out with the January milk cheque at an annual interest rate of 3% for […]
Dairy sectors R&D and KT up for review
Dairy scientists are to review future R&D and knowledge transfer requirements within the sector to meet with industry demand as well as growing interest in environment, consumer and animal welfare issues associated with dairy farming. The strategic review was agreed by the Dairy Science Forum after meeting with representatives from Government and across the UK […]
Olympic stars unite for make mine Milk
An elite group of Olympic legends and British medal hopes for London 2012 have united to form ‘team Milk’, launched today as part of the ‘make mine Milk’ campaign. Milk has always been an important part of the diets of Britain’s best athletes and as the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games approach, milk will […]
Wasting waste – survey shows slurry losses can add up
Dairy farmers could be losing up to 55 per cow a year by not maximising the fertiliser value of their slurry. Figures compiled from a survey carried out by Epizym at the Dairy Event this year reveal that farmers are buying in more bagged nitrogen than they need to for their acreage and herd sizes. […]
Breeding decisions made easy
DairyCo has produced a new booklet, Breeding Briefs, to help farmers prioritise the information and figures they need to make good breeding decisions. Breeding Briefs helps farmers to identify the key tools for genetic improvement for their setup, and provides information about using these tools in practice. Topics covered include: Genetic indexes, why we need […]
RABDF cautiously welcomes RCS proposals
The Royal Association of British Dairy Farmers has expressed a cautious welcome to the recommendations published by Rosemary Radcliffes advisory group on Responsibility and Cost Sharing (RCS) in England. We agree to a partnership approach between Defra and the industry, simply because the current arrangements are not working, says the associations chairman, David Cotton. However […]
Milk Link and Volac to undertake major investment at Taw Valley
Leading dairy businesses Milk Link and Volac have entered into a strategic partnership to jointly undertake a major investment at Milk Links Taw Valley Creamery, North Tawton, Devon. The investment will see the replacement of the existing whey dryer at Milk Links Taw Valley facility to create a state of the art, added value whey […]
Arla Foods joins forces with AFMP to drive down CO2 emissions from farm to store
In a drive to reduce carbon throughout its operations and support its ambition of being Closer to Nature, Arla Foods is the first dairy processor to include not only its own operations but also those of its supplying members of Arla Foods Milk Partnership in its new environmental strategy. The companys overarching targets for its […]
Commission proposes new measures to improve future stability in the dairy sector
The European Commission has today adopted a proposal on “contractual relations in the milk sector”. The proposal aims to boost the position of the dairy producer in the dairy supply chain and prepare the sector for a more market oriented and sustainable future. It provides for written contracts between milk producers and processors, the possibility […]
