Dairy

As the prospects of a second independence referendum loom over Scottish politics, the debate over animal transport regulations highlights the importance of equivalence across the UK internal market. Hannah Binns and Ewan Pate

Farm leaders have reacted with fury after the Welsh Government announced its intention to press ahead with a ‘lazy cut and paste’ of the EU Nitrates Directive, making the whole of Wales a Nitrate Vulnerable Zone (NVZ).

Farm leaders have reacted with fury after the Welsh Government announced its intention to press ahead with a lazy cut and paste of the EU Nitrates Directive, making the whole of Wales a Nitrate Vulnerable Zone (NVZ).

Defra Secretary George Eustice has launched a new consultation on Government plans to phase out badger culls in England.

Manchester Dairy has been prosecuted by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) and fined £34,000 for deliberately overloading vans delivering Freshways milk.

Muller has ‘scaled down’ production at its Bridgwater dairy after a major Covid-19 outbreak where one worker died

Lower than expected global production and steady demand mean the price will remain the same in February

Dairy farmers have been reminded to issue their employees with a Key Worker Travel Pass.

A Pembrokeshire dairy farmer who lost his entire herd to bovine TB said his horrific experience showed the Welsh Government’s disease policy was failing to get on top of the disease.

The need to eradicate bovine tuberculosis (bTB) in Northern Ireland was referenced as a priority issue at this week’s UFU press conference By Richard Halleron