Dairy

A Food Commission made up of industry professionals could make a valuable contribution to the UK’s post-Brexit trade talks, a leading expert has said.

We are celebrating National Butchers Week by catching up with Tom Wood, Artisan Butcher

Rosemary and her husband Joe farm a closed herd of 100 pedigree Friesian type cows, 60 youngstock and breed bulls for sale. She has served on the MDC Council, Veterinary Products Committee, the RSPCA Council and was WFU dairy chairwoman.

The Government has appointed Nicholas Saphir as the new chairman of the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) from April 1, 2020 for a three year term.

The NFU believes it has done all it can to help unfortunate producers caught in the Tomlinson’s crash at the end of last year.

Meadow Foods suppliers in Cumbria are braced for a 2ppl milk price drop in April after the processor blamed a range of factors affecting the market, including the loss of an Arla contract. 

A £1.4 million investment in a greenfield site dairy on the edge of the Lake District National Park is helping future-proof one Cumbrian agricultural business.

Many non-aligned dairy farmers are facing a two-pronged crisis of low milk prices and rising costs, which is largely being ignored by farming leaders.

With widespread high rainfall having hit many regions in recent weeks, those spring grazing livestock may be looking at alternative management options.

The UK’s food security could be put at risk if all lower standard imports are banned from entering the country, new Farming Minister Victoria Prentis has said.