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The consultation promotes sustainable land management practices and supports better decision-making by various stakeholders. Photo: Mark Pasveer
19-02 | News

UK livestock sector might be hit hardest by Land Use Framework

Milestone targets include less than 20% of the national herd suffering from lameness by 2028, less than 10% by 2035 and less than 5% by 2044. Photo: Canva
12-02 | News

Stamping out lameness in UK’s dairy herd

Restrictions that have been in place to mitigate the Bluetongue virus have been eased. Photo: Canva
30-01 | News

Bluetongue virus restrictions eased in the UK

Farmers across the UK have taken to roads in their tractors protesting against the government’s ‘daft’ inheritance tax proposals. Photo: Canva
29-01 | News

UK farmers stage tractor protests over government inheritance tax

The key question is whether or not the remaining producers in the UK can or will increase output to maintain the national milk supply at or around 14.8-15.2 billion litres. Photo: Canva
08-01 | News

UK dairy: A buoyant 2025 ahead

The NFU, NFU Scotland, NFU Cymru and the Ulster Farmers’ Union have all written to the government expressing alarm over potential changes to dairy contract legislation. Photo: Canva
12-11-2024 | News

Potential changes to dairy contracts alarm UK farming unions

The largest challenges across the wider supply chain are attracting qualified people with the correct skill sets for the modern manufacturing environment and attracting more women and younger people into the sector as a career choice. Photo: Canva
15-10-2024 | News

UK: Arla Foods calls for government help amid labour shortages

“Our comprehensive TB eradication package will allow us to end the badger cull by the end of this parliament and stop the spread of this horrific disease,” UK Minister for Food Security and Rural Affairs, Daniel Zeichner, said. Photo: Canva
16-09-2024 | News

UK: Labour government’s new bTB eradication strategy

Although milk yields have been relatively static in the mid-8,000 litres/cow range since 2019, the long-term trend is still slightly upwards (up 5.4%) to 8,441 litres/cow in the year ending March 2024 compared to 8,010 litres/cow 10 years ago. Photo: Canva
27-08-2024 | News

UK dairy industry trends over the last decade

While the use of AI on farms is expanding, what sets this technology apart is the ability to show when a cow is thriving, as opposed to just spotting illnesses and ailments. Photo: Canva
13-08-2024 | News

First globally: UK retailer invests in AI tech for dairy welfare