Over 2,800 British dairy farmers now co-owners of Arla Foods amba
The circa 2,800 British farmer owners supply ninety five per cent of Arla UK’s milk pool and are part of the European network of 13,500 farmer owners across Denmark, Germany, the UK, Belgium, Luxembourg and Sweden. Jonathan Ovens, AMCo chairman and British farmer director of Arla Foods amba, said: “We have been working towards becoming […]
Leading dairy industry members group together with celebrities in new ‘make mine Milk’ project
Leading dairy industry figures have come together with top TV stars to be part of a new campaign launched by ‘make mine Milk’ today, which aims to stamp out bullying for good. In the video, industry figures from the Milk Marketing Forum, journalists from Farmer’s Guardian and Farm Business join stars from TV shows such […]
United dairy industry pitches ambitious strategy to Government
The NFU, Dairy UK and AHDB DairyCo draft strategy, ‘Leading the Way’ aims to unify the industry and sets targets to eliminate the UK dairy trade deficit value by 2025. The draft strategy was presented at the Defra Dairy Supply Chain Forum (DSCF), chaired by farming minister George Eustice yesterday (Dec 10). Members of the […]
Powys farmers crowned ‘cream of the crop’ for second year running
David, Alan and Neil Pryce, of Coed Mawr Farm, Llansantffraid, near Welshpool, beat off competition from 19 other farms to scoop the top accolade at the annual Muller Wiseman Milk Group Quality Awards. The three brothers, who are members of The Co-operative Dairy Group, were among 20 finalist farms nominated out of 1,200, which qualified […]
Dendoldrum is Top Dairy Farm in Scotland
The presentation of this prestigious title was made at AgriScot and this year’s assessor was Hugh McClymont of SRUC’s Crichton Royal Farm in Dumfries, who described the winner’s calf rearing, young stock and overall herd management as outstanding. Four finalists are selected anonymously from a top 100 for inspection by the assessor, with the emphasis […]
Dairy prices to ease in first part of 2014?
As summarised in the previous issue of DMU (which can be found here), the outlook for 2013/14 global supplies is a steady increase, finishing slightly up on last year. The main factors behind rising production are strong farmgate milk prices, easing feed prices and (in some cases) higher cow numbers. Demand from the key importers […]
Dairy must strive to find opportunities from its challenges
Speaking at the World Dairy Summit in Yokohama, Japan, Dr Judith Bryans, Chief Executive of Dairy UK, said: “We can be proud that the nutritional value of our products has long been quite rightly recognised by their inclusion in dietary guidelines around the globe. “But we must never sit back and assume that this situation […]
British dairy has potential for international growth, says NFU
NFU dairy board chairman Mansel Raymond and chief dairy adviser Rob Newbery will visit Japan to take part in the International Dairy Federation annual dairy conference in Yokohama. Mr Raymond said: “The British dairy industry is looking for opportunities to grow, and the international market has huge potential for us. Our produce is world renowned, […]
OMSCo beefs up organic milk awareness drive with third wave campaign
The Organic Milk Suppliers Co-operative (OMSCo) which represents over 200 farms in the UK will be continuing to urge consumers to ‘get wise’ to organic milk. The campaign will run till 20th October and reach 9 million adults. Commenting on the third wave of the campaign, OMSCo Chief Operating Officer, Richard Hampton, said: “OMSCo is […]
