N.Ireland
Lakeland Dairies raises milk price again for January supplies
The Lakeland Dairies Board has today (Tuesday, February 13) decided on a price for milk supplied in January with the...
Dairy
Dairy
Keeping cell counts under control during early lactation
The majority of dairy farms are now in the depths of the calving season, but a focus needs to be...
N.Ireland
Meat and dairy predicted to perform well this Valentine’s Day
Beef steaks, cheese and desserts are predicted to perform well on Valentine’s Day (Wednesday, February 14) this year. Analysts from...
Agri Politics
Fonterra further increases 2024 forecast farmgate milk price
Fonterra Co-operative Group Ltd has today (Monday, February 12) increased its 2023/24 season forecast farmgate milk price, with the midpoint...
Dairy
ForFarmers appoints new robotic product manager
Robotics specialist Bas van Santen has been appointed by ForFarmers to the role of robotic product manager. ForFarmers said van...
Dairy
National Milk Records appoints new managing director
Dairy agri-tech company National Milk Records (NMR) Limited has appointed a new managing director. Mark Frankcom has been appointed to...
Agri-Business
Crossbred herd takes home 2023 NMR RABDF Gold Cup
Bisterne Farm has been crowned the winner of the 2023 NMR RABDF Gold Cup award with its crossbred, low input,...
Agri-Business
Inflation threatens long-term resilience of agriculture - AHDB
The latest agri-market outlook from the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) has concluded that the inflation of inputs is...
Dairy
Keeping E. coli mastitis at bay in freshly-calved cows
Shortly after calving is a high risk period for Eacherichia coli (E. coli) mastitis, which is commonly associated with severe toxic...
Dairy
Dairy advice: Feed space and cubicle beds standards
Ensuring that there is adequate feed space and cubicles is going to be vital over the next few weeks on...
Dairy
GDT price index up by over 4% at latest event
The Global Dairy Trade (GDT) price index has increased by 4.2% at the latest trading event held today (Tuesday, February...
Dairy
UK red meat and dairy sales soar over festive period
A record-breaking Christmas week for grocery sales was seen in the UK in 2023, with a recorded £13.7 billion spent...
Agri-Business
Christmas spend on meat, fish and poultry grew by 11% -AHDB
The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) has reported that the total spend on meat, fish and poultry products grew...
Dairy
Genetics are the key to low farm emissions - BCBC conference
Genetics are the key to lowering farm emissions and improving farm profits, according to speakers at the recent British Cattle...
Dairy
Dairy farmers urged to vaccinate youngstock against lungworm
Dairy farmers are being urged to vaccinate their youngstock and naïve cattle against lungworm ahead of the 2024 grazing season....
Agri-Business
Arla Foods seeks buyer for UK cheese creamery
Arla Foods has announced that it will be undertaking an operational review of its specialty cheese site, Arla Melton Mowbray...
Dairy
Holstein breed achieves new record of 700kg CFP
The Holstein breed achieved a new record of 700kg of combined fat and protein production (CFP) in the year ending...
Dairy
3 finalists selected for Royal Dairy Innovation Award
Three finalists have been shortlisted for this year’s Royal Dairy Innovation Award, the winner of which will be announced at...
