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Dairy farmers' confidence 'down in NZ'
There has been a sharp fall in dairy farmers' confidence, according to the latest bi-monthly Rabobank/Nielsen Rural Confidence Survey. Dairy farmer…
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Milk Quota increase good news for local farmers and consumers
Local farmers should soon be allowed to produce more milk, allowing increasing consumer demand to be satisfied. The European Parliament voted this…
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NFU Cymru welcomes First Milk's report on the real price of milk
NFU Cymru has commended the co-operative First Milk for the publication today of its report called The Real Price of Milk. The report, prepared by…
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Online inbreeding service launched by MDC breeding+
In response to the need for dairy farmers to consider inbreeding levels when choosing bulls for their herds, MDC breeding+ has added an inbreeding…
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Milk testing scheme shows main mastitis bacteria
Herds struggling with persistent high cell counts and repeat cases of mastitis should test milk samples to see whether Strep. uberis is the cause, as…
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Subsidised screening service shows worrying results
Recent data from DairyCheck and BeefCheck (Intervet's subsidised bulk milk and blood testing service) shows yet another rise in the number of herds…
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£1bn dairy merger called off
The creation of a £1 billion dairy giant has been called off after two farming co-operatives abandoned merger plans. Glasgow dairy business First…
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Bitter disappointment as milk co-op merger talks called off
The NFU today expressed bitter disappointment at the news that merger talks between the co-operatives First Milk and Milk Link had been abandoned…
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Milk Link and First Milk end merger talks
The Boards of Milk Link and First Milk have agreed not to continue with the proposed merger of the two businesses. Since October last year, there has…
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End of the milk bottle? Supermarket begins selling milk in a BAG
Supermarket customers could soon be popping out for a bag of milk instead of the traditional glass or plastic bottles or containers. Following a…
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