Draft National Johne’s Management Programme for Dairy Cattle launched in Worcester
The Action Group on Johne’s launched today a draft National Johne’s Management Programme at a conference hosted by Dairy UK and DairyCo. The objective of the plan is to manage and then reduce the incidence of Johne’s disease in dairy cattle and engage dairy farmers in Great Britain in credible and robust Johne’s management activities. […]
Mansel Raymond re-elected European milk chairman
European dairy farmers have today given their full support to Welsh dairy farmer Mansel Raymond to lead dairy discussions in Brussels for the next two years. Re-elected Copa Dairy Chairman, Mr Raymond will continue to represent the dairy interests of the European farm organisation which brings together over 60 farming unions. Speaking after his […]
FUW leader welcomes £3.2m boost for Welsh red meat
A project worth well over £3 million to promote Welsh Lamb and Welsh Beef in four European countries over the next three years was described by Farmers’ Union of Wales president Emyr Jones today as a major boost for Welsh livestock farmers. Mr Jones, who runs a family beef and sheep farm near Bala in […]
UK wholesale milk production figures
The United Kingdom wholesale milk deliveries totalled 1,155.4 million litres in October, the seventh month of the new milk year, figures released by the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) show. At the same time last year this figure was 1,088.2 million litres. The cumulative total for the year is now 8,558.8 million litres. At the same […]
Do your pigs have a drink problem?
Some pig farmers have a drink problem. Despite providing enough drinkers – often exceeding the official recommendations – their pigs are not always getting sufficient water. This is holding back growth rates and impacting profits because feed intake is affected by water consumption. Drinking patterns are related to water flow-rates, type of drinker and, crucially, […]
New LAA calls for better communication
The newly elected chairman of the Livestock Auctioneers Association (LAA), Rod Cordingley, has issued a call to arms to the industry to communicate better with consumers about livestock farming and production. The auctioneer from Stephenson & Son, York Auction Centre took over from Robert Addison as chairman on 9 November 2014. Mr Cordingley said: “The […]
NFU takes dairy concerns to Defra minister
Ways of easing volatility in the milk sector were discussed by Secretary of State Liz Truss and the NFU in a meeting recently, with President Meurig Raymond and dairy board chairman Rob Harrison. In a constructive exchange, the difficulties faced by many farmers in the current market situation were recognised and a number of positive steps […]
Caution urged over new Swedish milk study
Following the publication of a new study conducted by Swedish researchers on the association between milk consumption and health, Dr Anne Mullen, Director of The Dairy Council, issued the following statement: “Scientists, including the authors of this research, vehemently warn that observational studies such as this showed be viewed with caution. On one hand the […]
TGAC leads research to help identify animal-to-human transmitted diseases
The Genome Analysis Centre (TGAC) will lead research into the development of bioinformatics to support the identification and characterisation of viruses through metagenomics. The BBSRC-funded research, led by TGAC’s Dr Richard Leggett, aims to develop computational algorithms that can accurately assemble viral genomes contained within metagenomic samples. These microbial samples pose a challenge to researchers […]
