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'Extreme price variations' will continue to impact European dairy
With the EU milk quota set to be removed on 1 April 2015, production will become further concentrated in the key milk-producing regions of Northern…
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Major dairy sale to offer some of UK’s top organic Brown Swiss genetics
Dairy farmers are being offered the rare opportunity to buy some of the very best organic Brown Swiss genetics in the UK at a major on-farm sale. The…
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Dairy calf performance 'boosted when worm pressures reduced'
Planning ahead to manage worm burden challenges will help to ensure farmers reap the economic benefit of targeting heifers to calve at 24 months…
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Eating and rumination health monitor for cattle launched
Silent Herdsman, the developers of heat detection and animal behaviour monitoring systems for the dairy and beef farming sectors, today announced the…
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EBLEX adds to ranks of assurance scheme team
The EBLEX Quality Standard Mark (QSM) scheme has boosted its team with the appointment of Deanna Girgan. Deanna, who has 20 years of experience in…
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Labour and Conservatives clash over badger cull policy
Axing the badger cull in England and Wales will save more than £120 million, according to the Labour Party. "A Labour Defra will cancel the…
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Small decline in bovine TB in 2014 is 'not acceptable'
The small decline in the number of new herds affected by bovine TB in 2014 is not good enough and reinforces the need to implement the government’s…
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The welfare of calves under the microscope in new projects
Two new projects have been launched to investigate the welfare of calves in dairy herds, led by scientists at the Department of Animal Science…
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Milk price recovery expected this summer as government target new markets
New markets opening up in China and Brazil have the potential to create a swift recovery for the dairy industry in the UK, as Farming Minister George…
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Hogg prices being supported by tightening supplies in Europe
Despite the strength of sterling, Scottish producer prices for hoggs are being supported by a tightening of supplies in the UK and across the major…
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