Dairy farmers favour D-value over yield in quest for quality grass
D-value is now ranked higher than dry matter yield by UK dairy farmers when they are selecting grass varieties for reseeding, according to a British Seed Houses farmer survey reported at the company’s recent herbage training conference for agricultural merchants staged at IBERS Aberystwyth University. This finding reflects changes in priorities over the […]
Farmer Confidence Falling
Farmer confidence still falling but some say they’re in it for the long term…. The 2009 DairyCo Farmer Intentions Survey highlights a fall in farmer confidence from last year with the lowest level of dairy farmers intending to increase milk production seen since the survey began in 2004. Only 18% of UK dairy farmers are […]
Dairy Farmers of Britain – sale of 5 depots
Dairy Farmers of Britain (in receivership) – PwC announces sale of five depots saving 172 jobs…. Following their appointment on 3 June 2009, Stephen Oldfield, David Kelly and Ian Green of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC) the joint receivers and managers of Dairy Farmers of Britain Limited (DFB), are announcing they have successfully sold four of the […]
