Dairy champion Jim Nicholson recognised by Dairy UK award
The 2015 Dairy UK Award was presented last night to Jim Nicholson MEP in recognition of his invaluable contribution to the dairy industry. A Member of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development in the European Parliament, Mr Nicholson has years of experience in speaking up for the dairy sector. In recent months, Jim has […]
Alltech joins COVAP to power efficiency on 320 Spanish dairy farms
Global animal health leader Alltech is proud to announce a new on-farm dairy partnership with COVAP, one of Spain’s largest farmer co-operatives. COVAP45 in strategic alliance with Alltech will witness initial trials on 15 dairy farms in the Spanish region of Andalucía, with a view to spreading to all 320 farms within the COVAP cooperative […]
Confirmation of the Arla Foods amba June milk price
After increasing its milk price by 1.5 eurocent per kg in April and maintaining the price into May, the Arla Foods amba on account milk price will reduce by one eurocent per kg with effect from 25 May 2015. When applied to the UK standard litre, the impact will be a reduction of 0.84 pence […]
Managing dry cows at grass
Body condition scoring dry cows on grass is the only way to keep track of their performance and to avoid potential problems linked to changing weight, says Adam Collantine, Dugdale Nutrition Dairy Consultant. He says: “Through the winter, whilst dry cows are housed, measuring intakes is a great guide to how suitable the dry cow […]
Farming organisations agree that work needed to improve milk contracts
A working group of farming organisations has met to assess the current state of the dairy sector and to review areas where they can work collaboratively. Representatives from the CLA, Farmers for Action, National Farmers Union, National Farmers Union of Scotland, NFU Cymru, the Royal Association of British Dairy Farmers and the Tenant Farmers Association […]
Arla and Dairy Pro announce ground-breaking training collaboration
Professional development register Dairy Pro has reached a ground-breaking agreement with the UK’s largest dairy company, farmer-owned cooperative Arla, in which Arla UK farmer members engaged in its Sustainable Dairy Farming Growing Together programme will be able to register all their development activity through the Dairy Pro scheme. Arla’s sustainable dairy farming programme involves a […]
Feeding in volatile dairy markets
Dairy farmers will soon discover that 2015 will be a challenging year to maintain profitability, according to one industry expert. 2014 was a year characterized by both record high and low milk prices. The milk price in both the EURO and the US Dollar are converging and this could have an impact on exports from […]
Ice pigging technology offers dairy industry significant savings
New analysis published today by the Carbon Trust quantifies the benefits of introducing ‘ice pigging’, an innovative way of cleaning pipework using ice slurries, into commercial dairies to improve profitability and reduce environmental impact. The industry trials, funded by the Government’s Regional Growth Fund, were carried out at production facilities of Yeo Valley, a leading […]
Act responsibly urges NFU dairy board as milk quotas end after 30 years
As EU milk quotas come to an end this week, NFU dairy board chairman Rob Harrison has urged all countries to act responsibly and collectively in order to manage future volatility. Milk quotas were introduced in 1984 to address the structural oversupply on the EU market of the late 1970s and early 1980s that had […]
