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UK dairy farmers lose 240m litres of milk in record-hot summer
UK dairy farmers delivered more than 240 million fewer litres of milk than expected between May and August as record heat and drought put production…
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Milk processors should be treated as critical infrastructure, says Dairy UK
Dairy processors handling around 15 billion litres of milk a year should be treated as critical national infrastructure because disruption could…
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Bluetongue surge strains vaccine supplies as test delays double
A rapid rise in bluetongue cases has strained vaccine supplies and doubled some laboratory turnaround times, despite millions of additional doses…
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More than 50 dairy farms trial new ways to reduce greenhouse gases
More than 50 dairy farms across the UK are putting over 200 emissions-cutting measures into practice as researchers test which approaches work best…
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Red Tractor proposes one-third cut to Beef & Lamb requirements
Red Tractor is proposing to cut the number of Beef & Lamb assurance requirements by a third and Dairy requirements by a quarter as part of a major…
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Drought-hit farms urged to tackle winter forage shortfalls now
Livestock farmers are being urged to assess winter forage stocks now after drought-hit grass growth forced some businesses to use conserved feed…
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Lincolnshire's Corringham herd takes top Holstein title
A 210-cow Lincolnshire dairy herd producing an average 10,400kg has been crowned Holstein UK’s Premier Herd for 2026. The Corringham herd, run by RV…
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Defra warns farmers to prepare for another year of bluetongue
Livestock producers are being urged to vaccinate early after Defra warned bluetongue is likely to remain a threat next year, as the number of…
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AHDB targets NHS kitchens to boost demand for British produce
British farmers could gain new routes to market through the NHS food supply chain as hospital caterers place greater emphasis on provenance…
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Bluetongue surge continues with 64 new English premises in one day
Bluetongue has now been confirmed on more than 1,400 premises across Great Britain, while more than 1,600 potential cases remain under investigation…
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