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While milk is often used as a loss leader within retail outlets to encourage consumers to return tot he store, this can have an adverse effect on prices received by farmers. Photo: Freepik
24-04-2023 | News

UK retailer milk price cut won’t help dairy farmers

A cow producing 21 litres of milk per day will drink 103 litres of water when the temperature is 21°C (70F) and 109 litres of water when the temperature is 27°C (84F). Photo: Canva
10-04-2023 | News

Mitigation of heat stress in dairy cows gathers pace

Research on the effects of exercise on first lactation lameness, carried out at Massey University, New Zealand, has attempted to reduce levels experienced by dairy heifers using exercise in the rearing period. Photo: Peter Roek
28-02-2023 | News

UK: funding for cow lameness and productivity

Farmers hold a unique power to be an innovative part of the solutions to climate change. Photo: Ronald Hissink
16-02-2023 | News

Sustainable dairy: Establishing net-zero farms

The new Assured Integrated Milk Supplier scheme will ensure traceability in the GB supply chain for those purchasing milk from non-direct sources. Photo: Anne van der Woude
07-02-2023 | News

Dairy-Tech 2023: Awards for milk yield, fat and protein production

In the short/medium term, the UK dairy sector will need to address energy usage and renewables. Photo: Shutterstock
16-01-2023 | News

Health and welfare of UK dairy herd vital for success

Dairy farmers have teamed up with researchers to test the practice on both milking cows and some youngstock and dry cows to find out if mob-grazing can add value to a dairy business. Photo: Canva
05-01-2023 | Article

Mob grazing for dairy – Can tall grass boost forage?

Jersey’s Minister for the Environment, Deputy Jonathan Renouf, said: “We don’t yet know, for sure, what has caused this devastating loss of so many of this dairy herd." Photo: Chris McCullough
03-01-2023 | News

Death of 100 cows on Jersey investigated

Regulation of dairy contracts will be an important piece of the jigsaw to help improve the entire dairy market, not just for farmers, but for relationships all along the supply chain. Photo: Canva
12-12-2022 | News

UK: calls for action on dairy supply chain contracts

One of the key progress indicators is the fall in dairy lameness and mortality from various 2019 indicators.
23-11-2022 | News

Antibiotic use in UK dairy sector low but more data needed