Dairy

Tesco and Sainsbury’s have revised their milk price for July following farmer fury and resignations.

More than 250 GB farms opened their gates to tens of thousands of visitors on Sunday June 12 as part of Linking Environment and Farming (LEAF)’s annual Open Farm Sunday. 

Farmers with access to digestate are being encouraged to explore the benefits of using it as a cost-effective source of crop nutrition.

Dairy cows in New Mexico have been euthanised due to pollution from a nearby Air Force base after their milk was found to be unfit for human consumption. By Bruce Jobson

Record high cull cow prices were an opportunity to improve herd productivity with the cost of keeping cattle over winter also playing on farmers’ minds.

Supermarkets which continue to offer low milk prices to farmers in the current market are at risk of losing their suppliers, industry leaders have warned.

Fewer dairy farmers are leaving the industry despite ongoing challenges, new data from AHDB has found.

It was a clean sweep for continental cattle in the beef judging at Northumberland Show this year, with a Limousin bull and British Blonde cow taking the supreme and reserve overall tickets.

First Milk has announced its member milk price will rise by 1.4ppl and 3.05ppl for July and August respectively.

When you purchase a worming treatment from your local farm store or over the counter at your vets, you will have met a suitably qualified person (SQP).