Dairy

The dairy cooperative employs around 200 people at the two sites in England and Scotland

Activists from Animal Rebellion were unable to stop the dairy supply chain despite protestors blocking Muller, Freshways and Arla sites. 

Jersey breeder, Holger Hedelund Poulsen, is aiming to build a sustainable and self-sufficient business against a backdrop of a changing dairy industry. Chris McCullough reports.

Cheese exports from January to June (Q2) were 25 per cent up on the year, making it the only dairy category to see a rise, new UK trade data has found.

Abomasal disorders are an all too common problem in high-yielding adult dairy cows, with left-displacement of the abomasum (LDA) the most frequently reported. Wendy Short reports.

The latest analysis of first and second cut grass silages by Trouw Nutrition GB confirms the initial assessment that this year’s silage quality has been significantly influenced by the growing season and forages will require particularly careful balancing.

A salmonella infection can be devastating to a dairy herd, as dairy farmer Derek Semmens found when he experienced an outbreak in his calves and milking herd. Dairy Farmer reports.

Some 300 cattle entries, along with 1,000 sheep, 200 pigs and 50 goats, made Edenbridge and Oxted Show the largest gathering of livestock in the South East this year.

The cooperative said the rise would help members ’contending with the recent dry weather conditions in addition to unprecedented inflation’

Falling global milk volumes were expected to continue to support dairy prices but Arla was braced for a challenging second half of the year due to rising supply chain costs.