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Leading vet discusses management of cubicle beds for cow health
Moisture poses the biggest health risk to cows lying in cubicles and although cows can spend up to 14-hours a day lying down, the impact of the…
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Prepare for parasite control in the season ahead
Plan ahead for season-long control of parasites to maintain sheep, beef and dairy productivity, is the message in a new Season Ahead video produced…
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Livestock Event: two live robotic dems - for dairy and beef
Livestock farmers will be able to find out more about robotics by visiting two live demonstrations staged at the Livestock Event, at The NEC…
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Sheffield’s ‘Superfresh’ milk producer invests in processing – and new McCormick tractor
A Sheffield dairy farm known for the eye-catching ‘Our Cow Molly’ branding of its milk processing business is among the first in the country to take…
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Arla milk price cut is 'yet another major setback'
Arla has announced that it will cut the price it pays to its UK members by 0.84p from May 25 taking their standard litre price to 24.99p. Reacting to…
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New government must hold its nerve and 'roll out badger cull', says CLA President Henry Robinson
Ministers must 'hold their nerve' and deliver on the strategy for tackling bovine TB which 'must include the roll out of the badger cull', CLA…
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Dairy Crest profits plummet as dairy market difficulties continue
Pre-tax profits at Dairy Crest have plummeted by 59 percent as its milk operations continue to suffer from market difficulties, over supply and…
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European Commission rejects mandatory dairy labelling
The European Commission has rejected proposals to introduce mandatory country-of-origin labelling on dairy products. The first report looked at the…
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Farming unions meet to discuss milk contracts
A working group of farming organisations has met to assess the current state of the dairy sector and to review areas where they can work…
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Prince Charles expressed milk price and TB concerns in letters to Blair
Prince Charles expressed concerns that retailers had farmers in an 'arm lock' over the price of milk and also gave his support to the culling of…
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