Rural Life
3 outstanding finalists selected for Dairy Industry Woman of the Year Award
The finalists for the prestigious Dairy Industry Woman of the Year Award which recognises the achievements of women in the...
Dairy
Dairy
GDT index slide continues in latest tender
The Global Dairy Trade (GDT) Index has now experienced three consecutive declines, finishing 1.7% lower after the latest event today,...
Agri-Business
Scots project gets funding to develop digital dairy tracing
A digital dairy project led by Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) has been awarded £50,000 in seed-corn funding by UK Research...
Dairy
The UK can ‘match Ireland’s doubling of its dairy output’
Mark Roach, the managing director of Grosvenor Farms near Chester in England, has said that the UK dairy sector could...
Agri-Business
Lakeland Dairies increases milk price for July
Lakeland Dairies has become the latest processor to reveal its milk price for July, revealing an increase to the base...
Agri-Business
Dairy market analysis: Some price weakness in SMP but butter holds stable
The last couple of weeks have seen some price weakness creep into skim milk powder (SMP) markets while butter prices...
Dairy
Just 55 farms receive support from Government’s Dairy Response Fund
Just 55 dairy farms in England have received Covid-19 support money from the Government’s Dairy Response Fund so far, according to the...
Agri-Business
Dale Farm records £12.2 million profits for 2019-2020
Northern Ireland dairy cooperative chief executive Nick Whelan has commended a “solid” year’s performance as Dale Farm records profits of £12.2...
Agri-Business
Environmental legislation to be biggest limiting factor for NI dairying in 2030
One of Northern Ireland’s leading dairy researchers has warned he expects environmental legislation to be one of the biggest limiting...
Dairy
US study shows benefits of feeding fatty acids yield to early lactation cows
New research from Michigan State University, US, demonstrates significant improvements in cow productivity with specific fatty acid supplementation through early...
Agri-Business
Milk composition a ‘lost opportunity’ for NI’s dairy sector
Northern Ireland’s poor milk composition is costing farmers poor milk prices, according to Agri Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) researcher...
Dairy
First Milk to increase price up by 0.5p/L for September
British farmer-owned co-operative First Milk has today announced that its September milk price will increase by 0.5p/L. This means its...
Agri-Business
Sommet de l’Elevage livestock show will ‘go ahead as planned’ in October
A well-known livestock show in France – Sommet de l’Elevage – has apparently been given the “green light” to go...
Agri-Business
GDT index plummets in latest auction
The Global Dairy Trade (GDT) index has plummeted following the conclusion of the latest auction, to mark back-to-back drops. The most...
Dairy
Lakeland Dairies Supreme Milk Quality Award winners announced
Farm families in counties Down and Cavan have been announced as the Lakeland Dairies Supreme Milk Quality Award Winners. Describing...
Dairy
Thinking about making third-cut silage? Here’s a few things to keep in mind…
A lot of second-cut silage has been saved across farms over the last few weeks, as the mixture of warm...
Dairy
From grass to glass: Selling bottled milk from a vending machine…on the farm
William and Alison Chestnutt have seen a “phenomenal demand” for their milk, as they launched a milk vending machine on...
Agri-Business
AgriScot cancelled for November 2020
Hopes that at least one major agricultural event would be able to take place in Scotland this year have been...
