Leading dairy industry members group together with celebrities in new ‘make mine Milk’ project
Leading dairy industry figures have come together with top TV stars to be part of a new campaign launched by ‘make mine Milk’ today, which aims to stamp out bullying for good. In the video, industry figures from the Milk Marketing Forum, journalists from Farmer’s Guardian and Farm Business join stars from TV shows such […]
Powys farmers crowned ‘cream of the crop’ for second year running
David, Alan and Neil Pryce, of Coed Mawr Farm, Llansantffraid, near Welshpool, beat off competition from 19 other farms to scoop the top accolade at the annual Muller Wiseman Milk Group Quality Awards. The three brothers, who are members of The Co-operative Dairy Group, were among 20 finalist farms nominated out of 1,200, which qualified […]
Milk production figures released for November 2013
The United Kingdom wholesale milk deliveries totaled 1066.1million litres in November, the eighth month of the milk year. At the same time last year the figure was 973.7 million litres. The cumulative total for the year is now 9004.8 million litres. At the same point in 2012 this figure was 8,786.1 million litres. The wholesale […]
Dairy prices to ease in first part of 2014?
As summarised in the previous issue of DMU (which can be found here), the outlook for 2013/14 global supplies is a steady increase, finishing slightly up on last year. The main factors behind rising production are strong farmgate milk prices, easing feed prices and (in some cases) higher cow numbers. Demand from the key importers […]
OMSCo beefs up organic milk awareness drive with third wave campaign
The Organic Milk Suppliers Co-operative (OMSCo) which represents over 200 farms in the UK will be continuing to urge consumers to ‘get wise’ to organic milk. The campaign will run till 20th October and reach 9 million adults. Commenting on the third wave of the campaign, OMSCo Chief Operating Officer, Richard Hampton, said: “OMSCo is […]
FUW visit to excellent Montgomeryshire family farm
The farm walk at Maesmochnant, Llanrhaeadr Ym Mochnant, Oswestry, was hosted by the Vaughan family and FUW county chairman Alwyn Vaughan welcomed the union’s deputy president Glyn Roberts, North Wales’ finance and organisation committee special member Eifion Huws and national milk and dairy produce committee chairman Dei Davies to his farm. At the beginning of […]
More accurate milk tests on the way
Joint work between ISO and the International Dairy Federation (IDF) has resulted in an important update of a key analytical standard for the global dairy sector. ISO 9622|IDF 141* contains guidelines for the testing of milk and milk products with mid-infrared instruments. These instruments are extensively used in laboratories and dairy plants worldwide. The new […]
Milk production figures released – July 2013
The United Kingdom wholesale milk deliveries totalled 1,141.5 million litres in July, the fourth month of the milk year. At the same time last year the figure was 1,116.0 million litres. The cumulative total for the year is now 4,664.7 million litres. At the same point in 2012 this figure was 4,758.2 million litres. The […]
Milk production stays within UK’s quota
RPA has confirmed that there will be no wholesale or direct sales levy for the 2012/13 quota year. The United Kingdom wholesale milk deliveries totalled 13.0 billion litres – 2.0 billion litres under the national wholesale quota. The UK’s direct sales amounted to 115.0 million litres – 27.6 million litres under the national direct sales […]
