Long-term leader retains top position on £SCI
The Spring Calving Index (£SCI) has been a feature of the bull rankings for exactly a year, and during that time, the Danish Jersey bull, VJ Tester has stood resolutely in the lead. As AHDB Dairy publishes the indexes for August 2015, Tester further strengthens his grip with his transmission of high milk solids, high […]
Genomic leader gains ground in AHDB ranking
Genomic young sires now make up over 40 per cent of all black and white inseminations in the UK, so it’s little surprise to see the young sire list is a growing focus of dairy producers’ attention. Leading the pack in the AHDB Dairy Profitable Lifetime Index ranking is the Canadian bred Sandy-Valley-I Penmanship […]
New AHDB Dairy indexes show stability at the top
The new genetic indexes are published for Holstein bulls this week (11 August) as the first under the new AHDB Dairy banner. The theme at the top of the proven sire ranking is one of stability, as Gen-I-Beq Lavaman holds convincingly on to his number one position with a Profitable Lifetime Index (PLI) of £615. […]
Global demand makes OMSCo largest UK organic cheese and whey producer
Growing global demand for organic cheese has seen farmer-owned co-operative OMSCo, (the Organic Milk Suppliers Co-operative Ltd), secure new export contracts and as a result, become the UK’s largest organic cheese and whey producer; achieved exclusively from export sales. OMSCO began exporting in 2007 which has proved to be an extremely successful strategy and has […]
Morrisons must go further on milk
Morrisons must support dairy farmers by paying a sustainable price, the NFU said today. In recent meetings with the retailer, the NFU outlined the pressures affecting dairy farmers, especially the unsustainable milk price being received on farm. Many dairy farmers are now receiving milk prices far below the cost of production. This has led to […]
First Milk half day notice on price cut is totally unacceptable, say NFU
First Milk has announced a milk price cut of 0.5ppl for members – giving them just half a day’s notice. Suppliers were told the news late last Friday that their price for August 1 was being reduced. NFU dairy board vice chairman Michael Oakes said: “Two years ago First Milk signed up to the Voluntary […]
UK unions demand fair deal for all on cheese and butter
Representatives of the Ulster Farmers’ Union, NFU and the National Farmers Union of Scotland met in Belfast to discuss the deteriorating situation in the dairy sector. Speaking after the meeting UFU President Ian Marshall said: “International dairy markets are working against our hard working dairy farmers and the focus must be turned on the responsibility […]
Supplementary feeding of live insects as a source of protein for broilers
ForFarmers has launched a trial together with the Department of Entomology at Wageningen University in the Netherlands, to explore the impacts of live insects as a source of protein in the broilers’ diet. Leon Marchal, Nutrition & Innovation Director at ForFarmers commented, “The most important research question is whether the chicks are growing healthily and […]
Court of Appeal success reinforces value of badger cull injunction
The Court of Appeal’s unanimous dismissal of an animal rights activist’s appeal after he was found in breach of a High Court injunction reinforces the value and importance of the injunction for protecting farmers, the NFU said today. Jay Tiernan, who has been described as the leader of the ‘Stop the Cull’ movement, launched an […]
