Dairy
Former Dale Farm boss to lead farmer-owned dairy giant First Milk
First Milk has appointed former Dale Farm boss Nasair Hussain as its next chief executive, as Shelagh Hancock prepares to retire after a decade…
Read the full story
More Dairy news
Dairy
Dairy farmer secures contract changes after confidential intervention
A dairy farmer has secured changes to their milk supply contract following a confidential intervention by the agricultural supply chain watchdog…
Read more
Dairy
First Milk freezes milk price at 39p for third consecutive month
First Milk will hold its milk price at 39p per litre for December, offering some stability to dairy farmers as rival processor Freshways prepares to…
Read more
Dairy
Shamonda virus reaches British cattle as farmers urged to stay alert
A new midge-borne livestock virus has been detected on two British dairy farms for the first time, prompting calls for farmers to remain vigilant as…
Read more
Dairy
UK milk prices still 16% below last year despite September rebound
British dairy farmers are receiving around 7p less per litre for their milk than a year ago, despite a September price recovery, new government…
Read more
Dairy
Farm costs soar 8.6% as prices paid to farmers fall
British farmers face mounting financial pressure as production costs climb while farmgate returns fall, with new government figures revealing sharp…
Read more
Dairy
Freshways slashes milk price by 7p/litre in blow to dairy farmers
Dairy farmers supplying Freshways face a sharp 7p per litre milk price cut from December, reversing most of the processor's autumn increases and…
Read more
Dairy
Bluetongue spreads to 500 Welsh farms amid fears for 2027
Welsh livestock farmers are being urged to secure bluetongue vaccines for 2027 now, as nearly 500 farms in Wales record infections and concerns grow…
Read more
Dairy
Nearly one in five TB-free dairy herds test positive for antibodies
Almost one in five dairy herds officially classified as free from bovine TB returned a positive milk antibody test in a major study, raising concerns…
Read more
Dairy
New cattle reporting system clears key hurdle ahead of 2027 rollout
Farmers could eventually ditch multiple livestock reporting systems after Defra's plans for a single animal traceability platform cleared a key…
Read more
Dairy
NFU hits back at 'mega dairy' claims amid river pollution row
The NFU has challenged criticism of large dairy farms, warning that tougher environmental rules based on herd size could unfairly penalise producers…
Read more