Content related to the sectors: dairy

22 December 2021

The wastes of Lean management

Waste is any step in a process that does not add value to the customer. There are three types of waste in Lean management, Muda, Mura and Muri, and we explore them below.

30 January 2024

Producer numbers down 4.7% on last year

Our latest survey suggests there were an estimated 8,310 dairy producers in GB in October 2020, down 4.7% on last year.

2 September 2025

The 5 Principles of Lean management

When the 5 Lean principles are combined into a company's processes and culture, they create Lean production, manufacturing, and operating systems. On this page, we dive into each of these in a bit more detail.

9 November 2020

Q&A from Healthy Feet Lite Webinar

Vets Owen Atkinson (OA) and Nick Bell (NB) answer all the questions from the Healthy Feet Lite webinar on 9 June 2020.

27 October 2020

Webinar: Livestock agricultural outlook post-covid presented by Prof. David Hughes

Coronavirus or not, we are going to keep on eating and drinking.

30 January 2024

PSA butter clearance jumps in September

Just over 10k tonnes of butter was removed from the EU Private Storage Aid (PSA) scheme September, up from the 2k tonnes removed in August.

21 October 2020

AHDB CEO to step down

After almost six years as CEO at the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB), Jane King has decided that the next 12 months will be her last in the role.