Dairy farmers are producing in a new era of higher costs, more price volatility and a smaller safety net, but there are still plenty of opportunities
New NFU dairy board chair Paul Tompkins said that if farmers knew what was influencing their milk prices, they would understand the ‘risk profile' of their milk and be able to make ‘business decisions' based on that
The UK Government is being urged to rethink its ‘not for EU’ labelling scheme which is set to be introduced in October
Outgoing NFU dairy board chair, Michael Oakes said: "They [the processors and retailers] need us and we need them. While we will not agree all the time, by any means, I think actually working together means we are so much stronger"
However, the organic price will increase in the UK by 1.34ppl
The standard litre price will increase from 35ppl to 37ppl
The issue of cheap food imports is one of the major issues facing a large dairy farming business in Mexico
A turbulent milk market against the backdrop of an ever-changing regulatory landscape has brought managing change into sharp focus for dairy producers
With peak milk for the UK now less than two months away the awareness of the spring flush is dominating European trading sentiment
A good number of milk buyers are increasing their milk prices as we head into spring