NFU: Arla milk price rise step in the right direction
Arla has announced that it will increase the price it pays to its UK members by 0.83ppl* from March 30. This will take their standard litre price to 25.8ppl and is the first positive move by a major UK milk buyer in many months. The UK price takes into account a new Jan-March average exchange […]
Reducing feed costs – new DairyCo funded research
Increasing the proportion of fresh grass in the diet of high yielding cows can be a viable option to reduce feed costs. However, farmers should be careful of milk yield reductions, suggests new DairyCo-funded research. “Feed and forage costs remain the single largest cost on GB dairy farms,” according to Dr Debbie McConnell, DairyCo research […]
Montgomeryshire Farmers question top level politicians
Farming representatives from the Farmers’ Union of Wales Montgomeryshire branch met with top level politicians when they visited Welshpool Livestock Sales on Monday February 16. Members questioned William Hague MP, who recently bought Cyfronydd Hall and was paying a visit to the area, Glyn Davies MP and Russell George AM on a variety of topics […]
Arla Foods 2014 Annual Results statement
Arla 2014 results 2014 was a year of growth for Arla Foods UK, the UK’s number one dairy company, despite challenging global conditions. At 2.8 billion euros (£2.3bn) the UK continued to be the largest market for Arla Foods amba representing 27 per cent of the group’s revenue. In line with group performance a strong […]
Bicton College apprentice at the forefront of modern milking methods
Bicton College student Billy Edworthy is benefiting from cutting edge dairy farming methods during his apprenticeship. Employer and farmer Ruth Jordan of Begbeer Farm near Crediton in Devon has recently installed two robotic milking machines, an initiative intended to aid their workload as they approach retirement. The ‘robots’ were a major investment; with around £200,000 […]
Dairy UK statement on Westminster Hall debate on dairy industry
Commenting on today’s debate at Westminster Hall on the dairy industry, Dr Judith Bryans, Chief Executive of Dairy UK, said: “The ongoing commitment of parliamentarians is important to ensure a sustainable future for the British dairy industry and it is right that they should take a keen interest in the current challenges facing the industry. […]
New breeding briefs launched by DairyCo
DairyCo’s Breeding briefs, a guide to genetic indexes in dairy cattle has been launched. It identifies the tools of genetic improvement, so farmers can make better breeding decisions. The guide concentrates on the theory and provides tips on using breeding tools in practice and helps to pinpoint which figures to seek out and prioritise. High […]
Dairy farmers deserve full support of Grocery Watchdog
Andrew George MP – who chairs the Grocery Market Action Group and was an architect of the groceries watchdog (the Groceries Code Adjudicator) – is calling on Ministers to give dairy farmers greater protection and support, particularly during a period when milk can be purchased at a price cheaper than water! Commenting on a Rural […]
First Milk members urged to check out business plans
First Milk members have been urged to reconsider their business plans to survive the milk price slump by John Owen, Royal Association of British Dairy Farmers Council member and farm manager at Gelli Aur College, Carmarthen which carries a 500 cow split calving herd supplying First Milk. “We First Milk members, together with the rest […]
