£50 million Chinese pig deal “huge boost” for farmers
The UK government recently signed the deal following a trade mission to open the country up to British food exports. Defra said most of the pork will be offal, trotters and ears, which are more popular with Chinese consumers than British. Pig genetics are already exported to China, but the UK has so far not […]
Workshops outline ‘best start in life’ for calves
The importance of the first few hours of a calf’s life, and their effect on lifetime performance, was the message from Jud Heinrichs, Professor of Dairy Science at Pennsylvania State University, at a series of calf and heifer workshops arranged by Massey Feeds and Alltech UK in Cheshire and Lancashire. “A calf never gets over […]
Second chance for farmers to access 40% Defra grants towards GEA Farm Technologies milking and cooling equipment
The FFIS is part of the Rural Development Programme for England (RDPE) and aims to help make farming businesses more profitable and resilient whilst reducing the impact of farming on the environment. David Wenner at GEA Farm Technologies, said: “We’ve had a number of farmers successfully receive grants from the first round which ended in […]
EU’s innovation in animal health, key to averting future food and health crises
Europe benefits from the highest animal health standards in the world. Such was the consensus among stakeholders working in food safety, food supply and animal health at the annual conference of the International Federation of Animal Health in Europe (IFAH-Europe). The event, which attracted a 150 strong audience to the Radisson Blu Royal Hotel in […]
Green MEP calls on EU Agriculture Ministers to take urgent action for Europe’s farmed pigs
In response to a question from Keith Taylor MEP, the European Commission has recently revealed that 14 member states will not be ready to comply with the 2013 legislation that will ban confining pregnant pigs to sow stalls for their entire pregnancy. Keith said: “The Pigs Directive gave EU farmers a generous 12 years to […]
‘Better Dairy Campaign’ gets Scottish Euro MP’s support
Struan Stevenson, who is a Conservative MEP for Scotland, said he supported the Ben & Jerry’s, WSPA, CWF campaign as he wants to see the high welfare standards enjoyed by dairy cows in Scotland rolled out across the whole EU. Speaking today following the launch, Mr Stevenson said: “I was a dairy farmer for many […]
Milk Link awards success at The Royal Highland Show
Milk Link cheese makers continued their successful run of show awards at the Royal Highland Show this year. Highlights included Llandyrnog Creamery’s Mature Cheddar being named the Supreme Champion whilst Lockerbie Creamery’s unsalted butter was named Reserve Champion, for a second year running. Of the 32 awards won in total, four were special category awards, […]
5th Anniversary Meeting of the European Mastitis Panel (EMP)
Udder health on dairy farms remains a priority and the control of the infectious pressure of mastitis-causing pathogens is key to improving dairy herd productivity. This was the conclusion from the 5th European Mastitis Panel (EMP) meeting that took place near Bristol in southwest England. Fifteen experts from seven European countries participated in a two-day […]
Tesco Team visit South Caernarfon’s Chwilog Creamery
The Creamery has been trading with Tesco for a number of years and was delighted to welcome the regional team for a site visit and discussions about potential new business. Mark Grant, Senior Buying Manager for Wales & West Midlands, Enfys Fox, Local Sourcing Marketing Manager for Wales & West Midlands and Kay Legge, Regional […]
