02 December 2025
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37 min read
First Milk has announced its milk price for a standard manufacturing litre will reduce from January 1 by 3.6ppl to 32.25ppl, including the member premium. Mike Smith, farmer director and vice chairman,...
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Farmers spared switch to Making Tax Digital (MTD) for Income Tax system following union intervention
23 December 2025
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1 min read
Union warns most farmers are now being paid less than it costs to produce their milk, forcing some to consider scaling back or exiting production altogether
22 December 2025
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2 min read
68% of farmers say making a living through farming has never been harder and seven in 10 (69%) farmers surveyed feel the buying relationship between growers and retailers has worsened over the last two years
20 December 2025
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3 min read
