Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health expands veterinary vaccine manufacturing facility at Biosciences Center Boxmeer
Boxmeer (the Netherlands), November 9, 2010 Today, Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health announced that it has opened a specialized filling and freeze-drying unit for veterinary vaccines at its Biosciences Center Boxmeer in the Netherlands. The opening of the Central Filling and Freeze-drying Department was performed by her Royal Highness Princess Mxima of the Netherlands in the presence […]
The Co-operative Group announces plans for dedicated milk supply scheme
The Co-operative Group has, today (Tuesday 9 November), announced that it will move to a dedicated milk supply scheme from August next year when its existing contracts expire. The Group committed to launch a dedicated supply scheme early this year, but only when the complex integration of its acquisition of the Somerfield supermarket chain was […]
Sheep farmers see red for success
Sheep farmers in the south west will be turning out some familiar red buckets into their pastures again soon as they tackle the issues caused at this transitional period of the lambing year. The bright red buckets of Crystalyx Sheep Extra High Energy, which is supplied in the region uniquely by Cornwall Farmers, is one […]
Grahams The Family Dairy breaks 1m profit barrier and surpasses 40m turnover with increased UK presence
Scotlands largest independent dairy company, Grahams The Family Dairy, has announced today (4 November) record year-end results to 31 March 2010. Turnover increased to 41,387,790 (2009: 40m) and pre-tax profits jumped 28 per cent to 1,051,247 (2009: 820,959). Robert Graham, managing director of Grahams The Family Dairy and grandson of its founder, said: We have […]
Kingshay trial success for Epizym Cattle slurry treatment
Kingshay, the independent dairy specialists, have trialled Epizyms cattle slurry additive at their base on a commercial dairy farm in the heart of Somerset. Kingshay, which offers practical, unbiased information based on its own technical farm trials, selected Epizym Cattle for use in the first stage of a set of trials looking at the effect […]
First Milk continues to make progress
The first set of half-year results that First Milk has produced shows that progress at the dairy co-operative is being maintained. For the six-month period to 30 September 2010, the company delivered improved numbers for all its key financial measures as a result of across the board business improvements. Comparing these results against the same six-month […]
Capacity boost for Cravendale
Cravendale is one of the UKs fastest growing grocery brands and, with sales up 16 per cent year-on-year, Arla is preparing to increase volumes of the countrys number one milk brand at its flagship dairy in Stourton, Leeds. In a 6.7 million joint venture with blowmoulding specialist Logoplaste, Arla is extending its onsite blowmoulding facility […]
Giving students the chance to shine
DairyCo have teamed up with the British Cattle Breeders Club to offer students an opportunity to attend the 2011 British Cattle Conference, which will focus the next generation of dairy producers, by entering an essay writing competition. The students are asked to submit an essay up to 2500 words long on the subject of; What […]
FUW urges dairy farmers to take out milk insurance cover
Welsh dairy farmers were warned today to check that they are insured for loss of milk supplies due to adverse weather this winter. “Serious weather conditions are likely to affect the collection of milk produce over the coming months,” said the Farmers’ Union of Wales business development director Emyr James. “During last years harsh winter […]
