Dairy

Supermarkets have dropped their milk prices in response to falling farmgate prices, as they look to keep their prices low.

More than 18,000 cows were killed in a fire and explosion at Southfork Dairy Farm in West Texas last week, leaving one worker still seriously injured in hospital.

Dairy farmer, Andrew Gilman has introduced a range of measures to help reduce emissions from his 280-cow herd. Jonathan Wheeler finds out more.

The size of the spring flush will be the key factor for milk prices in the UK later this year, with global dairy markets also under pressure.

Multiple factors from mob grazing to trace element deficiencies can cause a spike in somatic cell counts (SCCs) at turnout, but with planning and attention to detail, these can be avoided. Debbie James reports.

I recently attended the NFU 2023 Conference in Birmingham. I went feeling slightly nervous and apprehensive about what was going to be said about the industry’s future. But I know the organisation will work its hardest to the ensure the industry has the best chance for a strong and positive future.

Dairy farmers will have to weather prices falling further throughout spring before any hope of stabilisation later in the year.

Genosource Captain now tops of the ranking for daughter-proven Holstein sires in the AHDB evaluations published this week.

First Milk drops May milk price 3.40ppl which takes First Milk’s price below 40ppl from May 1 dairy prices British cooperative