Making Moves on Cattle Passports
Keeping up with the paperwork can be a significant challenge for farmers these days but even the most methodical can become overwhelmed by events on a busy farm. In 2008, nearly 9000 cattle proved to be incorrectly identified on 50% of the holdings inspected by the Rural Payments Agency1. But embracing new technologies is helping […]
Belton flies the flag at USAs largest food show
The Winter Fancy Food Show, North Americas largest Speciality Food & Beverage event, recently took place in San Francisco and Shropshires very own Belton Cheese was on hand to promote their award winning range of cheeses. Working in partnership with their US distributor, Anco Fine Cheese and fellow UK cheese producers Wensleydale Dairy Products and […]
European farmings dark side exposed in Brussels
On Wednesday, the European Parliament set the scene for a screening of the eye-opening documentary Pig Business to a packed audience of MEPs, EU Council and Commission officials and environmental, health and animal welfare NGOs, and the international press. Three MEPs, Jos Bov, Dan Jrgensen and Janusz Wojciechowski sponsored the event as a run up […]
Circovac now licensed for use in piglets and sows
Merial Animal Healths Circovac PCV2 vaccine has now been licensed for use in piglets as well as sows making it the only vaccine licensed for treating the whole herd. Circovac was the first PCV2 vaccine to become available worldwide and received a full EU licence for use in sows in June 2007. The addition of […]
First Milk makes further price moves
From 1 March 2011, First Milk will increase the price they pay to producers in their liquid and balancing pools by 1.12ppl and 0.25ppl respectively. These moves are as a result of improved market returns in tandem with a continued drive on profitability within the First Milk business. These March price increases, on top of advances already announced for February, mean […]
No. 1 PLI and No.1 type Jersey sires now available sexed
Griffens Governor the No.1 UK type sire and Sunset Canyon Anthems Allstar the No.1 UK PLI sire are now available sexed from Cogent Breeding Ltd. Griffens Governor is one of the hottest sires on the market and with his high type credentials (+2.3), offers farmers faster improvements in all type traits. With a superb pedigree […]
New schools resources focus on dairy farming
DairyCo has worked with the British Nutrition Foundation (BNF) to produce a new set of resources for schools aimed at helping children of all ages understand more about British dairy farming, how milk and dairy products are produced and how they form a part of their diet. The resources include five filmed case studies for […]
Times are churning at South Caernarfon Creameries due to renewed investment
Investment seems to be the buzz word of the moment at South Caernarfon Creameries: investment in the Creameries future, investment in machinery and investment in brands. As Wales leading farmer-owned dairy co-operative, South Caernarfon Creameries has just announced that they have refinanced the business on more competitive terms, securing funding to support the delivery of […]
ASDA demonstrates support for British pig producers
“The NPA is pleased to see Asda leading the way in addressing the current pig farmer profitability crisis and welcomes the additional 8p/kg for Asda Pork Link members . This is a good start and NPA will be working with Asda to ensure that the full 8p goes directly to ALL producers supplying Asda. We trust […]
