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Nutrition-based strategies can also include grassland management, mainly by offsetting the need for concentrates, while most of the management-based strategies work by means of animal, slurry and fertiliser management. Photo: Roel Dijkstra
25-04-2022 | Article

8 options for dairy farmers to reduce emissions

The price Tesco pays its farmers for its milk is independently set on a quarterly basis and takes into account inputs such as feed, fuel and fertiliser, resulting, according to the company, in a price that is reflective of the cost of production.
05-04-2022 | News

UK’s dairy farmers to receive higher price for milk

For many farms, cashflow will be negative in the months ahead as costs are increasing faster than milk prices. Photo: Canva
23-03-2022 | News

War in Ukraine pushes up UK milk prices

Mark Reed, Professor of Rural Entrepreneurship at SRUC, which has led the £1.5m project, said: “These findings are important because they show the important role hedgerow planting can play in meeting net zero targets. Photo: Wick Natzijl
15-02-2022 | News

Dairy farmers reaping the benefits of private investment

Rebecca Mayhew, who runs a dairy herd in Norfolk, said the lack of value attached to milk by processors and supermarkets was the root cause of some of the sector’s problems. Photo: Canva
08-02-2022 | News

UK: Calls for better regulations around milk contracts

The project, “Pasture Optimisation for Resilience and Livelihoods (PASTORAL)”, is funded by Innovate UK and will combine satellite data with advanced algorithms to deliver weekly intelligence on grass biomass and carbon budgets through the co-designed platform. Photo: Shutterstock
31-01-2022 | News

UK: Platform for dairy productivity and carbon efficiency

Recent research shows UK dairy farmers are keen to ‘buy British’ when it comes to investing in high quality young animal nutrition for the next generation of milking cows. Photo: Volac
05-10-2021 | News

Milk replacer origins important for UK dairy farmers

Jason Salisbury unloads the Guernsey cows into the fields at the new dairy on Sark Island. Photo: Sue Daly
13-09-2021 | Article

History is made as new milking herd arrives on Sark island

Well-managed, high-quality grass is beneficial to the animal, the sward, the environment and the farmer. - Photo: Picasa
25-08-2021 | Article

Ensuring repeat grass growth is essential

Heat stress occurs when an animal s heat load is greater than its capacity to lose heat. Photo: Lallemand Animal Nutrition
18-06-2021 | News

A greater issue in UK: Heat stress impact on DMI