A Leading French Research Institute Chooses BouMatic as “Dairy Sector” Partner
ARVALIS chose the solutions provided by their BouMatic dealer Proval, and in particular the investment in a 22/24-stall Xpedia™ 360IX internal rotary system for their dairy unit, and has achieved impressive results since they started using this milking system. In May, a BouMatic delegation, led by President Bob Luna, and 35 BouMatic dealers from Western […]
Recommendations made for the UK dairy industry to stay competitive into the future
The event focused the proposals, outlined in three strategy documents, on the key issues of: Research and Development, Knowledge Exchange, and Animal Health and Welfare. The three strategy papers were presented at the seminar held at Porthcullis House, Westminster in London, with invited guests from throughout the dairy sector, and hosted by MP Rory Stewart. […]
Stacey Solomon latest to sign up to ‘make mine Milk’ campaign
Singer and TV presenter Stacey Solomon has been unveiled as the latest celebrity to support the ‘make mine Milk’ campaign and the charity BeatBullying. She will be working with the two organisations on a competition that teaches children to celebrate diversity and how to make milk a fun part of their diet. The initiative is […]
EDA considers UK front-of-pack nutrition labelling scheme as inadequate and misleading
This system combines colourcoding with percentage reference intakes of the mandatory nutrients required by the Food Information to consumers Regulation (FIR). EDA believes this national scheme is inadequate, because it is in contrast with the EU’s aim to harmonize food information to consumers. Its use of color coding is misleading because it doesn’t recognize the nutritional contribution of whole […]
Afimilk users named Top Herd Managers for Ontario Canada
Albadon Farms Ltd was rated first and Summitholm Holsteins second in a monitoring process that serves as a barometer of overall herd performance. To assess performance, six management areas are examined: milk value, udder health, age at first calving, calving interval, longevity and herd efficiency. “Our Afimilk system is a major tool in achieving a […]
CAP Reform
In view of the current ‘trilogue’ discussions, the European dairy industry puts forward an effective safety net as an alternative to any form of supply management. This safety net should primarily operate through an intervention purchasing system, which has already proved itself to be effective and cost neutral to the EU budget in the past. EDA urges therefore the […]
Voluntary Dairy Code of Practice must be given time to work
The Report states that the voluntary code must be allowed to work, but if the dairy industry does not see any improvements, the Government must be prepared to legislate in order to protect the dairy industry in Wales. The Committee undertook the Inquiry following the milk price crisis last Summer, and has taken evidence from […]
Challenging year for dairy farmers reflected in DairyCo Farmer Intentions Survey
Confidence levels have also dropped, although to a lesser degree than may have been expected. “The events of last year, particularly the weather, meant confidence levels were lower than in the previous survey,” says AHDB DairyCo senior analyst Patty Clayton. “In rating their confidence over the next 12 months, 43% of farmers returned a score […]
Dairy producer summit to address key industry issues
After the SOS dairy campaign, the introduction of a voluntary code and continued dairy market volatility, dairy farmer representatives have the chance to debate the future of the industry this week at an NFU led summit. The dairy Producer Representative Summit on Thursday April 11 will feature a number of industry leaders and cover a […]
