Grahams The Family Dairy breaks 1m profit barrier and surpasses 40m turnover with increased UK presence
Scotlands largest independent dairy company, Grahams The Family Dairy, has announced today (4 November) record year-end results to 31 March 2010. Turnover increased to 41,387,790 (2009: 40m) and pre-tax profits jumped 28 per cent to 1,051,247 (2009: 820,959). Robert Graham, managing director of Grahams The Family Dairy and grandson of its founder, said: We have […]
Kingshay trial success for Epizym Cattle slurry treatment
Kingshay, the independent dairy specialists, have trialled Epizyms cattle slurry additive at their base on a commercial dairy farm in the heart of Somerset. Kingshay, which offers practical, unbiased information based on its own technical farm trials, selected Epizym Cattle for use in the first stage of a set of trials looking at the effect […]
First Milk continues to make progress
The first set of half-year results that First Milk has produced shows that progress at the dairy co-operative is being maintained. For the six-month period to 30 September 2010, the company delivered improved numbers for all its key financial measures as a result of across the board business improvements. Comparing these results against the same six-month […]
Capacity boost for Cravendale
Cravendale is one of the UKs fastest growing grocery brands and, with sales up 16 per cent year-on-year, Arla is preparing to increase volumes of the countrys number one milk brand at its flagship dairy in Stourton, Leeds. In a 6.7 million joint venture with blowmoulding specialist Logoplaste, Arla is extending its onsite blowmoulding facility […]
Giving students the chance to shine
DairyCo have teamed up with the British Cattle Breeders Club to offer students an opportunity to attend the 2011 British Cattle Conference, which will focus the next generation of dairy producers, by entering an essay writing competition. The students are asked to submit an essay up to 2500 words long on the subject of; What […]
FUW urges dairy farmers to take out milk insurance cover
Welsh dairy farmers were warned today to check that they are insured for loss of milk supplies due to adverse weather this winter. “Serious weather conditions are likely to affect the collection of milk produce over the coming months,” said the Farmers’ Union of Wales business development director Emyr James. “During last years harsh winter […]
Britains fat misconceptions exposed
86% of people dont know how much fat is in a glass of semi-skimmed milk The fat content of milk is over-estimated by 12 times its actual value[i] Two fifths of Brits say fat content is more important than taste Many Brits are obsessed with keeping fat out of their diets, but barely any of […]
CAP needs to focus on efficiency argues Dairy UKs Peter Dawson
The CAP needs to focus on efficiency, Dairy UK Policy Director Peter Dawson told a major conference in London today. Speaking at the Westminster Food & Nutrition Forum Keynote Seminar: UK farming and the future of the Common Agricultural Policy, Mr Dawson went on to explain that farms need to be competitive to survive. Europe […]
Yeo valley rapping farmers become social media sensation
The rapping farmers from Yeo Valleys first ever TV advert, have become an online sensation. Less than 48 hours after the two minute ad was aired in the first ad break of The X Factor, the film had been viewed 210,000 times on Youtube (www.youtube.com/yeotube) and received over 1,000 comments. It then went on to […]
