Surge of interest in pasture after horse meat scandal

3:33pm Wednesday 8th May 2013

The Pasture-Fed Livestock Association (PFLA) has experienced a surge in interest since horse meat DNA was confirmed in some processed foods on sale in British supermarkets.

Risk-based trading report shows flow of TB information is vital

12:00am Thursday 2nd May 2013

Farmers are being encouraged by the NFU to get behind a scheme that would see TB information supplied with cattle at the point of sale.

Dairy Coalition asks minister to ‘call in’ non-code compliant processors

3:01pm Wednesday 1st May 2013

The dairy coalition has called on Defra Farming Minister David Heath to call in milk buyers failing to implement the voluntary code.

Dairy Crest to pay farmers more

8:41am Monday 29th April 2013

Dairy Crest has today announced a 1.5 ppl increase from 1 June 2013 for farmers on standard liquid contracts.

More than 300 at Holsworthy milk protest meeting

8:17am Thursday 25th April 2013

More than 300 dairy farmers attended a meeting at Holsworthy, Devon, last night to protest against their share of milk prices.  The meeting, organised by Farmers For Action, heard calls for milk processors and supermarkets to give a higher percentage of the retail price to producers.

Farmers For Action to protest milk prices at Holsworthy meeting

9:11am Tuesday 23rd April 2013

Hundreds of South West dairy farmers are expected to attend a meeting at Holsworthy Memorial Hall tomorrow (Wednesday) to protest about milk prices.

More dairy farmers plan to quit, says survey

2:12pm Thursday 18th April 2013

A DairyCo survey has found that almost one in 10 dairy farmers are considering quitting the sector in the next two years.

NADIS disease alert

3:54pm Tuesday 16th April 2013

Among the conditions to be on the lookout for this month are; displaced abomasums and hypocalcaemia (milk fever) in cows and coccidiosis in lambs.

Daily milk deliveries decline

9:58am Tuesday 16th April 2013

Daily milk deliveries in Britain continue to decline – down nearly 11% for the same period last year.

Soil Association rejects call for organic boycott over badger cull

12:19pm Friday 12th April 2013

The Soil Association has rejected a call from Care for the Wild to boycott farmers involved in the proposed badger cull.

More Dairy»








Local Information

Enter your postcode, town or place name

House prices »   Schools »   Crime »   Hospitals »

click2find


About cookies

We want you to enjoy your visit to our website. That's why we use cookies to enhance your experience. By staying on our website you agree to our use of cookies. Find out more about the cookies we use.

I agree