Dutch dairy farmers win court appeal over cow cull plan
Farmers Weekly A group of 51 Dutch farmers successfully took the government of the Netherlands to court over its urgent plan to reduce phosphate production. A mixture of dairy, organic dairy and beef...
View ArticleDeadweight prices continue to rise amid global upheaval
Farmers Weekly UK deadweight beef prices have gone from strength to strength, increasing for the 10th consecutive time in the week ending 3 June. The strongest performance came from the R4L young bulls...
View ArticleNFU attacks anti-glyphosate campaign
Farmers Weekly The lobby pushing for a pre-harvest ban on glyphosate is filled with hypocrisy and driven by an ideological hatred of pesticides, according to NFU vice-president, Guy Smith. Public fear...
View ArticleFarmgate prices hit three-year high
Farmers Weekly UK farm output prices for the three months to April were at their highest level for three years, according to Defra’s Agricultural Price Index (API). However, total input costs in the...
View ArticleWorld milk prices up 63% on lows of May 2016
Farmers Weekly Global milk prices have almost returned to their long-term average, signalling the end of the current world milk price cycle. Worldwide prices have increased by 63% since the lows of May...
View ArticleFirst Global Dairy Trade drop since March
Farmers Weekly The Global Dairy Trade (GDT) index, an indicator of market sentiment fell for the first time in seven auctions, down 0.8% to average US$3,434/t (£2,723/t). The drop was largely down to a...
View ArticleArla increase July milk price – and more should follow
Farmers Weekly The UK’s largest dairy processor, Arla, has increased its standard non-aligned milk price by 2 eurocents/kg or 1.65p/litre from next month. However, due to deductions from currency and...
View ArticleArla ‘growth hormone monster’ advert banned in US
Farmers Weekly An Arla advertising campaign that depicted synthetic growth hormone rBST as a six-eyed children’s monster, was served a preliminary injunction in the US last week. The case was brought...
View ArticleFirst Milk denies pricing changes will push out small farms
Farmers Weekly UK dairy co-op, First Milk, has denied changes to its milk price schedule disproportionately penalise smaller producers. The changes for the co-op’s 900 producers include the scrapping...
View ArticleArla UK votes for longer notice periods as milk price rises
Farmers Weekly A vote has seen 94% of elected representatives for the UK’s largest dairy processor, Arla, vote in favour of ending three-, six- and nine-month notice periods on Thursday (20 July)....
View ArticleMilk price rise for Meadow Foods
Farmers Weekly The UK’s largest independently owned dairy group, Meadow Foods, has increased its standard A litre milk price by 0.85p/litre. The processor’s 550 producers will now receive 29p/litre...
View ArticleDairy deemed inhumane by advertising watchdog
Farmers Weekly A vegan advert that claimed “Humane milk is a myth” featuring a cow behind barbed wire was cleared by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) after it received complaints that it was...
View ArticleFarmgate milk prices push towards 30p/litre
Farmers Weekly After almost three months of sustained high dairy commodity prices, farmgate milk prices are finally starting to reflect the record-breaking values of butter and cream. Some processors...
View ArticleIndustry asked to shape future of carcass classification
Farmers Weekly A wide-ranging consultation regarding future of carcass classification in the UK beef and lamb industry is under way. AHDB Beef & Lamb are calling for all parties with a stake in the...
View ArticleFirst Milk signs off A&B pricing with milk price rise
Farmers Weekly Dairy co-op First Milk has raised its A price by between 0.5p/litre and 0.9p/litre for non-aligned producers, from 1 August. The increase will mean the co-op’s 900 dairy farmers in its...
View ArticleMuller follows competitors and raises milk price
Farmers Weekly The UK’s second largest dairy processor, Muller, will increase its standard milk price by 1.31p/litre from 1 September. Muller’s 700 non-aligned producers will receive 29p/litre before...
View ArticleMeadow Foods acquires milk business of Fayrefield Foods
Farmers Weekly UK dairy processor Meadow Foods has taken over Fayrefield Liquids, the dairy arm of Fayrefield Foods. The acquisition follows what parent company Fayrefield Foods describes as a major...
View ArticleAnalysis: Combating short-term dairy farm vulnerability
Farmers Weekly In the three years since March 2014, the number of herds in the South West deemed by AHDB as being “long-term sustainable” has fallen from 82% to just 17% by March 2017, according to a...
View ArticleBarber’s milk price rises break 30p/litre mark
Farmers Weekly The world’s oldest cheddar cheese maker, Barber’s, has announced two milk price rises that will take its standard litre (4.1% butterfat and 3.28% protein) to 30.3p/litre by November....
View ArticleGood demand for heavy lambs as supply tightens
Farmers Weekly UK liveweight lamb prices have firmed in the past couple of weeks, with heavy animals, in particular, achieving the same or higher prices as lighter lambs, as supplies tighten. The UK...
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