RPA releases July 2014 milk production figures
The United Kingdom wholesale milk deliveries totalled 1,230.8 million litres in July, the fourth month of the new milk year, figures released by the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) show. At the same time last year this figure was 1,143.6 million litres. The cumulative total for the year is now 5,083.9 million litres. At the same […]
Milk production stays within UK’s quota
The RPA has confirmed that there will be no wholesale or direct sales levy for the 2013/14 quota year. The United Kingdom wholesale milk deliveries totalled 13.7 billion litres – 1.6 billion litres under the national wholesale quota. The UK’s direct sales amounted to 109.7 million litres – 33 million litres under the national direct […]
Increased new entrants to the dairy industry promising for agriculture in Wales
An increase in the number of new entrants to the dairy sector, have been described as extremely positive for the industry by the Farmers’ Union of Wales today. “With the abolition of milk quotas in 2015, new entrants will have a positive starting platform and this has been recognised by the almost 200 new dairy […]
Milking Equipment Association marks milestone
The Milking Equipment Association (MEA) is celebrating after signing up the 200th Level 2 candidate on to its dedicated accreditation scheme, Parlour Safe. A national scheme launched to provide a benchmark of the competence of milking technicians, the LTA MEA Parlour Safe qualification is open to both dealers and self-employed technicians and is supported by […]
Dairy key to athletes diet and nutrition say experts
Three time Olympian Goldie Sayers and HSBC Sevens World Series star Dan Norton were among the guest speakers of The Dairy Council’s Evening of Sport and Dairy in London. The evening featured a presentation from Professor Stuart M. Phillips from McMaster University, Canada, on the role of milk as a sports recovery product while Great […]
Conference success shows industry support
This year’s MEA Dealer Conference was hailed a real success after over 80 dealers, technicians, processers and parlour manufacturers attended to discuss the Parlour Safe scheme and learn more about plans for 2014. Hosted at Warwick Racecourse early in June, the Conference’s content was focused firmly on ‘what’s in it for me?’ and saw keynote […]
Raise a glass to celebrate World Milk Day
Milk lovers from across the globe will be raising a pinta this Sunday (June 1) to celebrate the nutritional benefits of the white stuff on World Milk Day. Since 2001 when the first World Milk Day was proposed by FAO (the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations), June 1st has become the day […]
World’s largest fresh milk dairy is officially opened by Secretary of State
Today, the Secretary of State for the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, The Rt Hon Owen Paterson MP, officially opened Arla’s £150 million fresh milk processing facility located in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, with a capacity to produce 1.5 million bottles a day. The dairy, which is the most technologically advanced and efficient of its […]
Arla merges with Belgian cooperative
The merger with Walhorn EGM brings more dairy farmers in Belgium and Germany, and for the first time, owners in the Netherlands. Owner-elected representatives from Arla and Walhorn EGM have agreed to the merger of the two cooperatives. The decision comes one and a half months after the two cooperatives’ board of directors presented a […]
