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'British beef to US and British poultry to China', Truss tells farmers
Getting quality British poultry products into China and securing a better deal for UK farmers from the EU were just a couple of topics discussed when…
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Dairy industry may vanish in 10 years, NFU Shropshire chairman says
We have fewer than 10,000 dairy farmers now. At the the current rate we may not have a dairy industry in 10 years, according to NFU Shropshire…
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Safeguarding the cattle herd: Beef association starts health campaign
The National Beef Association (NBA) is to publish a series of four guides on protecting the Health of the Herd, kicking off with potential issues…
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Fears as Scottish farmers may be 'ill-prepared' for next BVD scheme
Next phase of BVD eradication scheme comes into play on 1 June. Farmers, who have let their Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD) status slip, are being…
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Global Dairy Trade reports increase in world prices
The Global Dairy Trade has reported an increase of 34% in world dairy prices this month. It's a difficult time for milk producers, however the long…
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Increased milk prices for Dutch dairy farmers: Is it an early sign of stabilisation?
Dutch dairy company Friesland Campina has increased its milk price for February. The cooperative said the rise of €1.25/100kg (equivalent to 0.9ppl)…
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Labour using badger cull as 'political football', says NFU
The Labour Party has made ending the pilot badger culls in Somerset and Gloucestershire one of its six key pledges on animal welfare. "A Labour…
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First Milk introduces new milk pricing mechanisms
First Milk has announced changes to its milk pricing mechanisms in order to better align market signals and milk production. These changes include…
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Dairy farmers take to the streets to rally public support
North East dairy farmers will be swapping their milk parlours for the pavements this month as they head to town centres to rally public support for…
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Fined farmers to get their money back under TB rule changes
NFU lobbying has led to a change in the cross compliance rules for late bTB tests which will see some farmers who had been fined for overdue tests…
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