Dairy

Colchester – Natural Capital: Leveraging environmental assets on farm

Fri, 20 Dec 2024 14:37:54 GMT

Join AHDB, Emily Norton and Professor John Gilliland to explore leveraging your natural capital to enhance your farm’s profitability and resilience.

The UK's 'green finance' landscape presents significant opportunities for farmers to enhance their financial stability and environmental resilience.

However, navigating the complex and ever-evolving natural capital landscape can be overwhelming, creating barriers for land managers trying to make the best decisions for their businesses.

We will provide the necessary support to help you understand the potential of your land, the available financing and support options, and the potential pitfalls of various schemes.

What we'll be covering

This series of events is designed to equip farmers and land managers with essential insights and actionable strategies to navigate these shifting financial and environmental landscapes
With expert guidance, you can unlock the true value of your land and make informed decisions that benefit your business and the environment

Why attend?

Gain clarity – navigate the changing political and financial environment with clear, actionable information
Discover new income streams – learn about financial incentives and how to access them
Look beyond carbon – identify the full range of natural capital your farm provides
Overcome barriers – address challenges to participation and find support

Registration is from 9:30am with presentations starting at 10:00am. Lunch will be provided.

This event is free to attend but please register to allow us to cater accordingly.

BASIS and NRoSO points will be available.

Q4 Rabobank update - Improved margins promote higher global production levels

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Q4 Rabobank update - Improved margins promote higher global production levels

Milk campaign builds momentum

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British Cattle Breeding Conference 2025

Tue, 17 Dec 2024 14:06:07 GMT

The 2025 British Cattle Breeding Conference will address how cattle breeding can meet the rising demands of food production while simultaneously reducing the impact of methane emissions.

The conference will kick off with an interactive bovine workshop on Monday afternoon, followed by beef presentations on Tuesday and dairy presentations on Wednesday.

AHDB is one of the main sponsors of the British Cattle Breeding Conference 2025.

Speakers

Some of the confirmed speakers include:

Marco Winters, Head of Animal Genetics, AHDB
Marco will discuss how informed breeding decisions can dramatically improve performance and productivity.

Graham Wilkinson, AHDB CEO, and Samantha Charlton, Director, AHDB Beef & Lamb
Graham and Sam will be diving into the dynamic future of our industry. Discover how a blend of British exports, industry reputation, animal genetics and much more can come together to pave the way for our shared success.

Hannah Batty, vet (LLM vets) and Nuffield Farming Scholar
Hannah will reveal the results of her recent Nuffield report, which explores how farmers can better manage people to deliver improved cow health and welfare.

Tianhai Yan, from the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) at Hillsborough
Tianhai will discuss AHDB's Feed into Beef project, which has resulted in new nutritional models for feed intake and energy feeding standards.

Martin Jenkins, Defra
Martin will divulge what funding is on offer to help farmers improve herd health and welfare.

Sophie Gregory, award-winning organic dairy farmer
Sophie will explain what breeding tools she uses to identify the most profitable cows within her herd.

Ginny Sherwin from the School of Veterinary Medicine and Science, University of Nottingham
Ginny will talk about how farmers can balance profit and animal welfare when rearing the next generation of their herd.

View the full conference programme

Further information

Delegate places from £186 inc. VAT
Young person/student discount available
Accommodation available at a rate of £125 per night (single occupancy)

Please contact the secretary for further information: heidi.bradbury@cattlebreeders.org.uk or visit the British Cattle Breeders Club website.

Tackling mastitis and enhancing efficiency at a Yorkshire dairy farm

Tue, 17 Dec 2024 13:56:09 GMT

Tackling mastitis and enhancing efficiency at a Yorkshire dairy farm

The UK joins CPTPP

Mon, 16 Dec 2024 15:09:26 GMT

The UK joins CPTPP

Dairy retail performance - 30 November 2024

Fri, 13 Dec 2024 11:20:57 GMT

Dairy retail performance - 30 November 2024

GB producer numbers: decline slows but higher milk volumes indicate further consolidation

Thu, 12 Dec 2024 10:36:10 GMT

GB producer numbers: decline slows but higher milk volumes indicate further consolidation

AHDB to review Dairy Market indicators

Thu, 12 Dec 2024 09:27:44 GMT

AHDB to review Dairy Market indicators

GB milk deliveries: November milk deliveries surge ahead

Wed, 11 Dec 2024 16:09:39 GMT

GB milk deliveries: November milk deliveries surge ahead

Build international relationships

Wed, 11 Dec 2024 15:05:00 GMT

Build international relationships

How we can support your export ambitions

Wed, 11 Dec 2024 15:04:00 GMT

How we can support your export ambitions

Scotland: Time management and personal resilience with Michael Blanche

Wed, 11 Dec 2024 11:47:06 GMT

Join Michael Blanche, a first-generation farmer, farm consultant and podcaster, in a revolutionary workshop series that will help you rethink your relationship with time.

Are you making the most of your time?

Michael, known for his insightful podcast series 'It's About Time', explores time as an often invisible yet crucial dimension of farming — one that shapes decisions and lives, but often goes unnoticed.

Through his thought-provoking workshops, Michael will explore how we perceive, use, and manage time, offering actionable strategies to help you regain control over this most valuable resource.

This workshop will include practical strategies for freeing up more time. Drawing from Michael's passion for lean management, process engineering, and system design, you’ll gain insights into streamlining your work processes and improving efficiency.

These time-saving techniques are especially valuable for farmers and busy professionals juggling multiple responsibilities.

Come along to claim your BASIS and NRoSO points. The event is free to attend, but please register so we can make sure you get fed!

Join us and start making time work for you.

Find out more about the Michael Blanche workshops

November 2024 dairy market review

Wed, 11 Dec 2024 11:39:07 GMT

November 2024 dairy market review

Pioneering environmental baselining pilot gets underway

Wed, 11 Dec 2024 11:26:50 GMT

Pioneering environmental baselining pilot gets underway

Cornwall: Taking steps to enhance cow mobility

Wed, 11 Dec 2024 10:32:23 GMT

This event, part of our Confident Strides series, will help you take steps to enhance your herd’s mobility while cows are housed and at the same time boost profits and public perception.

Lameness is expensive, requires additional time and treatment costs, and leads to lower yields and a shorter productive cow lifespan.

This event offers practical, actionable ideas you can implement on your farm to improve cow welfare, even when time and resources are tight.

You’ll hear about best practices for identifying and applying the right solutions for your cows, and learn how progress has been made at Acland Farm.

Hoof Health Consultant James Wilson will also share the learnings from his PhD about the targeted use of NSAIDs to reduce lameness.

This event will cover

The key factors affecting cow mobility while housed
Managing cows on concrete
Practical ideas for reducing lameness, including footbathing and trimming protocols
Safe cow movement through feed, handling, and housing areas
Benefits of the Healthy Feet programme and lessons from Acland Farm

If you want to create a future where your cows move with confidence and ease, leading to happier and healthier lives, then this meeting is for you.

Derbyshire: How much profit can be earned from a farm business?

Wed, 11 Dec 2024 09:55:06 GMT

Learn how to plan for profit within your business, by managing what is within your control.

Strategic dairy farmer Graham Worsey will be joined by Andersons consultant, Tony Evans, to dissect the farm’s break-even milk price and understand the areas of risk and reward going forward with the unveiling of Arla’s seasonality penalties.

After this session, you will:

Understand where the hidden costs lie in your business
Discover the ‘true’ value of your time to your business
Understand how we establish a break-even milk price
Understand how to create a budget and what makes it accurate
Establish what you can forecast and how that relates to your business

The farm runs a joint venture agreement and has invested heavily in infrastructure over the last 12 months. They run a split block system that had been working towards a more spring-based calving pattern.

How will forecasting, scenario planning and risk management play out under Arla’s new seasonality payment system?

The event will be in a heated village hall and lunch will be provided.

About Rough Grounds Farm

Farmers Graham and Justine Worsey run a herd of 260 cows on a split-block calving system with their children, Tom and Jess

The cows are crossbred with Jerseys and Friesians to help the cows benefit from better butterfat and protein while maintaining good overall health. They are yielding approximately 6,500 litres per cow, with 4,500 litres from forage.

By joining the Strategic Dairy Farm programme, Graham and Justine want to get more litres from forage, continue to improve what they are already doing and look at some infrastructure changes, such as improving their parlour.

Find out more about Rough Grounds Farm

To book your place contact Stephen West:

E: stephen.west@ahdb.org.uk

M: 07816 159574

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Tue, 10 Dec 2024 11:27:00 GMT

Five picks for breeding to improve mastitis and cell counts

Dairy December forecast update: Increase in GB milk production for the remainder of the season

Wed, 04 Dec 2024 14:13:17 GMT

Dairy December forecast update: Increase in GB milk production for the remainder of the season

Our 2024 Christmas food trends predictions

Wed, 04 Dec 2024 13:35:50 GMT

Our 2024 Christmas food trends predictions