Content related to the sectors: dairy

6 November 2019

Fresh cow health recording sheet for all-year-round calving herds

A sheet for all year round calving dairy farmers to record health disorders in cows when they calve.

30 January 2024

Lower cream returns erode liquid margins

The absence of any increase in processor's sales price for milk, combined with falling cream returns, will have reduced overall revenues and margins since the beginning of the year.

15 October 2019

All About Scotland: autumn/winter 2019

The autumn/winter 2019 edition of All About Scotland

30 January 2024

Welsh milk surplus set to reach 1 billion litres per year

Milk processing capability in Wales has fallen, leading to an increase in milk transported to England for processing

30 January 2024

Cheddar - Filling the Brexit void

We look at how the cheddar industry has moved on over the last two years in preparation for Brexit.

26 November 2019

Plant-based diets

Flexitarians are on the rise but has veganism been over-stated? How has market saturation affected meat and dairy sales?

30 January 2024

Milking herd shrinks, and further falls expected

The GB milking herd has continued to shrink, according to the latest data from BCMS.

12 July 2024

African Swine Fever- Potential impacts on dairy

June 2019: The potential impact of ASF on dairy demand in China

30 January 2024

What will happen with dairy markets in 2019?

There are a number of conflicting dynamics playing out in the dairy markets at the moment.

30 January 2024

Falling by-product prices weigh on cheese returns

Cheddar prices have been stable, but whey prices are down, affecting processor returns for cheese

16 April 2026

Reducing the cost of finishing continental dairy-bred steers

Feed typically represents 75% of variable cost of finishing beef cattle and with forages being cheaper than cereals there is an opportunity to reduce this cost.

11 October 2019

Doubling milk from forage

One Wiltshire dairy farm has managed to double its milk from forage by changing seven, set-stocked fields into a 34 ha grazing platform.