First Milk holds April milk price but member returns rise 0.25ppl

First Milk will hold its milk price from April 1 at the current level.

Olivia Midgley
Editorial Director
clock • 1 min read
First Milk holds April milk price but member returns rise 0.25ppl

First Milk will hold its milk price from April 1, at the current level. Current standard litre prices stand at 26.50ppl for liquid standard litre and the manufacturing standard litre is 27.38ppl, both...

To continue reading...

Already a member? Login for full access.

Login

New to Farmers Guardian? Register for 1 free article per week or become a member for unlimited access to essential farming news and insights.

article-img-580x358

 

More on Dairy

Dairy Talk: Robert Reed - "We haven't been this long bTB-free for nearly 15 years"

Dairy Talk: Robert Reed - "We haven't been this long bTB-free for nearly 15 years"

Farming 405 hectares (1,000 acres), a mix of tenanted and owned land at Gatcombe Farm, near Seaton, Devon, Robert Reed and his family milk 350 all-year-round calving Holstein cows via five robots and are achieving average yields of 12,000 litres

clock 16 July 2026 • 4 min read
How nutritional stress can impact fertility in dairy cows

How nutritional stress can impact fertility in dairy cows

Rising productivity in modern dairy herds can come at a cost, with nutritional stress now a key driver of poor fertility in high yielding herds

clock 15 July 2026 • 4 min read
How milking heifer sales drive breeding decisions on Lincolnshire dairy farm

How milking heifer sales drive breeding decisions on Lincolnshire dairy farm

Income from the sale of milking heifers influences sire selection on a Lincolnshire dairy where functional, medium-sized cows suit the system at Bassingthorpe Holsteins

clock 08 July 2026 • 7 min read