Marks & Spencer commits to year-round Scotch lamb
Farmers Weekly One of the UK’s largest retailers, Marks & Spencer, is looking for 10,000 to 12,000 additional prime animals following a commitment to stock only Scotch lamb in its stores north of...
View ArticleFree risk management workshops for livestock farmers
Farmers Weekly A series of 25 free workshops and one-to-one consultancies will be held across England to help livestock farmers identify and manage risk within businesses. These are being run by AHDB...
View ArticleDutch dairy cull plan agreed by EU
Farmers Weekly The European Commission has accepted a plan put forward by the Netherlands government to save the Dutch dairy sector. Europe’s third largest dairy producer has committed to reducing the...
View ArticleMuller unveils new dairy contract
Farmers Weekly The UK’s largest privately owned dairy processor, Muller, has revealed the final version of its new contract to farmers. The new milk supply contract unites Muller’s 1,900 producers,...
View ArticleWhy halal will be critical for UK meat market
Farmers Weekly Customers who buy halal meat in the UK and Europe are becoming increasingly important to lamb producers. The fall of domestic lamb retail sales by one-third in the 10 years to 2011 would...
View ArticleAsda to sell Pasture Promise free-range milk
Farmers Weekly Asda has become the first of the big four supermarkets to stock free-range milk carrying a Pasture Promise in stores. The UK’s third largest supermarket will stock 70,000 litres of...
View ArticleWTO uphold decision over Russian live pig import ban
Farmers Weekly The World Trade Organization (WTO) has reaffirmed its decision that a Russian ban on EU live pig imports violates its rules. The ruling will now increase pressure on the Kremlin to...
View ArticleFirst Milk holds March milk price for most suppliers
Farmers Weekly First Milk has held its March A litre milk price for all but one of its supplier pools, holding prices between 26.09p/litre and 28.23p/litre. Only suppliers of the Midlands & East...
View ArticleEU-28 exceed milk reduction scheme predictions
Farmers Weekly The European Union’s 28 member states reduced milk deliveries by 18% more than had been applied for under the Milk Production Reduction Scheme. In total, the EU-28 reduced production by...
View ArticleTailored trade deal with EU 'only viable option' for dairy
Farmers Weekly It is imperative for the dairy industry that a free trade agreement between the UK and EU is maintained, according to a report by Eucolait. The European Association of Dairy Trade report...
View ArticleNo such thing as British sugar, says retailer
Farmers Weekly The Co-op committed an unbelievable PR gaffe on Saturday (5 March), claiming on Facebook that British sugar did not exist as the UK was too cold to grow it. The hapless employee, known...
View ArticleArla farmer-owners to receive £31m
Farmers Weekly Arla’s 2,500 UK producers will each receive a share of £31m on Friday (10 March) as they receive their annual 13th payment. The farmer-owned co-operative’s supplementary payment, which...
View ArticleGDT continues decline with 6.3% drop
Farmers Weekly The Global Dairy Trade (GDT) index, an indicator of market sentiment dropped on 7 March for the second time in as many auctions, falling by 6.3%. The fall takes the index to its lowest...
View ArticleRetail share of lamb falls below 2016
Farmers Weekly The producer share of retail price for lamb fell 5% in February from where it was 12 months previously, according to AHDB Beef & Lamb. Despite a 1% rise taking the producer’s share...
View ArticleLely to sell forage machinery arm of business
Farmers Weekly Family-owned farm machinery and management business Lely is selling its forage harvesting machines branch of the business. It will be bought by Agco, the global machinery manufacturer...
View ArticleWelsh abattoir closes due to lack of lamb
Farmers Weekly An abattoir and meat wholesaler based in Caernarfon has temporarily closed its doors, claiming there is a seasonal lack of lamb. Menai Meats Wales said it will close for six to eight...
View ArticleFirst Milk turnaround sees appointment of new CEO
Farmers Weekly First Milk has announced the appointment of a new chief executive officer, symbolising the completion of a substantial financial turnaround by the processor. The role will be filled by...
View ArticleScottish dairy farmers eligible for share of £2.4m
Farmers Weekly The Scottish government will divide its share of a £350m EU Commission fund between dairy farmers worst hit by the recent crisis. Payments will help farmers to implement management tools...
View ArticleArla milk price cut could set trend as production rises
Farmers Weekly Arla’s decision to drop its milk price could signal further cuts by other processors, industry analysts warn. The plummeting price of global skimmed milk powder (SMP) and yellow cheese,...
View ArticleM&S backs farmer over activist calf hutch claims
Farmers Weekly Supermarket Marks & Spencer has said it will stand by one of its dairy suppliers after a series of media articles wrongly accused the farmer of cruelty. The retailer issued a...
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