FUW highlights TB concerns to MP
Cross border differences in bTB cattle control measures and concerns surrounding the proposed provision of open access farm-level Welsh bovine TB data next year were some of the issues highlighted to Monmouthshire MP David TC Davies at a recent farm visit. FUW senior officials met Mr Davies at FUW members Rhys and Judith Parry’s farm […]
FUW farming stalwart explores ways to improve returns for livestock
In a bid to maximise return from the land and increase productivity per hectare, FUW farming stalwart John Yeomans and his wife Sarah have adopted a rotational grazing system to maximise the use of crops and grazing. They opened the gates to the family farm, Llwyn y Brain, to share their experience with fellow farmers […]
Plan now to combat future volatility, dairy farmers told
Dairy farmers should prepare for price volatility to continue but can do much to make their future successful. That was the message from the latest in a series of agricultural conversations hosted by NatWest in association with sector experts. Luke Grossman, senior dairy analyst with AHDB Dairy, set the scene on the call and provided […]
Edenhurst Charolais sale grosses £437K
The dispersal of the Edenhurst Charolais herd on behalf of Peter and Vanessa Vasey within Borderway Mart, Carlisle grossed in excess of £437,000 including semen sales. There was a packed ringside of Charolais enthusiasts, who had been drawn to the sale to give the Vasey family a fitting send off after almost forty years of […]
Dairy aid package fails to recognise milk price disparity
According to Defra, dairy producers in Wales will receive some £3.2 million of the total allocated to the UK, with England, Scotland and Northern Ireland receiving £15.5, £5.1 and £2.3 respectively. The Welsh Government has already confirmed that payments will be based upon how much milk a farmer produced in the 2014-15 production year. Newly […]
Allocation of EU farming support package welcomed
Defra’s allocation of the EU farming support package will provide a welcome cash boost but more action needs to be taken in order to make a long term difference to many British dairy farmers who are struggling to keep their businesses afloat, the NFU has said. After extensive NFU lobbying in Brussels and Westminster, Defra […]
Arla Foods amba to increase milk price
Arla Foods amba is increasing its on-account price by 0.5 eurocents per kg, with effect from 28 September 2015. When this is applied to the UK standard litre it gives a 0.38 pence positive impact. October sees a new quarter’s (July to September) average exchange rate being introduced to the pricing mechanism. The introduction of this […]
Promiscuity of H3N8 flu virus raises concern as scientists demonstrate some strains can go undetected in pigs
Scientists have shown for the first time that two different strains of the H3N8 influenza A virus (IAV) are able to infect and replicate in pigs; one isolated from seals and an avian strain circulating in poultry in the US. The study, which was led by Dr Maria Montoya from The Pirbright Institute in Surrey […]
HMRC ‘Time to Pay’ agreement welcome news for lamb and dairy farmers
The Farmers’ Union of Wales has welcomed the news that the HMRC’s ‘time to pay’ agreement has been extended to lamb and dairy farmers, following a meeting with Aberconwy MP Guto Bebb. FUW president Glyn Roberts, who alongside FUW milk and dairy produce committee chairman Dei Davies, met with Mr Bebb, had argued that there […]
