News - Dairy

As processors announce the latest farmgate milk prices, Cedric Porter takes a look at the outlook for dairy

On average, profits are predicted to rise to £590/cow. That is according to the annual Milk Cost of Production report by Old Mill and the Farm Consultancy Group

The cooperative said the increase was driven by strong demand and lower volumes

"We know how much of a loss this will be for everyone who has grown up with Dairyland in their childhood"

Ten dairy farmers in Dumfries and Galloway and two in Ayrshire have been given 12 months' notice

According to a survey from Arla, more than half of Britain's dairy farmers are finding it more difficult than ever to recruit

Lely has introduced a sand flushing system to its robotic manure collectors to make it easier for dairy farmers who bed on sand

Genetics has a bigger role to play in lameness incidence than previously thought, said Prof Georgios Oikonomou, who discussed a research project looking at this topic during one of the day's seminars

It follows the acquisition of Milk and More in January 2024