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Deliberately delaying price improvements 'deeply unfair' to dairy farmers
Dairy processors 'must take steps now' to maximise returns to dairy farmers, with deliberate delays in price improvements 'deeply unfair' to dairy…
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'Cows curious about country choons': Test shows cows interested in music
The results from a test to see how a Scottish dairy herd would respond to country music are in – with the evidence suggesting that the tunes had a…
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Antibiotics could be cut by up to a third, say dairy farmers
Nine in 10 dairy farmers participating in a new survey say that the farming industry must take a proactive lead in the battle against antibiotic…
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Meadow Foods announces November price increase
Meadow Foods, the UK’s largest independent dairy, has announced that it will be increasing its standard “A” milk price by 1p per litre to 22.15p per…
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New recruit to kick off dairy export programme
A new dairy export trade development programme has been set up by AHDB and Lucy Randolph is joining the organisation to take charge of it. The…
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West African producers urge EU to battle milk overproduction
If the EU is unable to lower milk production to an appropriate volume within its own borders, European producers will not be the only ones affected…
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Falls in milk production 'already in system and will be sustained', warns farming union
The current fall in milk production has been coming for some time, and will continue into the New Year, Ulster Farmers Union has warned. This claim…
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New Zealand and Australia farmers eye opportunities in post-Brexit Britain
As Prime Minister Theresa May announced the timetable for withdrawal from the European Union by the summer of 2019, farming unions from abroad have…
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Franchise agreements could release burden of risk on farmers, says Defra minister
Dairy farmers should enter into franchise agreements in order to share the risks involved in milk production, Defra minister George Eustice has said…
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Dairy farmers’ losses set to rise in 2016/17, warns rural accountants
Dairy farmers lost 2.71p/litre in 2015/16 and are set to lose a further 2.81p/litre in 2016/17, according to analysis by farm accountant Old Mill…
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