The Royal Association of British Dairy Íæż½ã½ã welcomes head of agrifoods at HSBC, Allan Wilkinson, as their new president, succeeding Lord Ewen Cameron
Sustainability, potential export markets and monitoring future supplies were top of the agenda as chief reporter Rachael Brown spoke to Muller’s Rob Hutchison about the dairy’s priorities looking ahead
It is all part of ambitious plans to double the value of British dairy exports over the next 10 years
The NFU Cymru president, Aled Jones said the dairy industry seems to run on fuel called ‘hope it gets better' but the ‘tank is on red'. That was his message after he updated his milk projection forecast for the next 12 months
The School and Nursery Milk Alliance's survey found 79 per cent of adults supported a move to provide free milk for children in schools and nurseries similar to a scheme in Wales
The neck collars and ear tags used by SenseHub to detect heats and monitor rumination and health parameters in dairy cows can also be used as ID tags for compatible milking parlours and automatic shedding gates.
Correct management in the transition period, including meeting greater needs for trace minerals, underpins milk yields, fertility and profitability in the subsequent lactation.
See how Sinclair McGill's seed mix has helped a dairy farm from south Derbyshire
The NFU dairy intentions survey found almost 10 per cent of dairy farmers said they would be likely to stop supplying milk by 2025, with smaller producers being the most impacted