Dairy news around the UK
British dairy farmers deserve more protection from animal rights and vegan activists who undermine their work, Michael Gove has said. During his sp...
A West Sussex farmer has been crowned National Organic Dairy Farmer of the Year at this year’s British Dairying Cream Awards in Warwickshire. Fourt...
Major dairy processor Muller has announced a £100m 'cost and margin improvement programme' after experiencing profitability issues. Muller Milk & I...
Defra has called reports saying how the UK could lose Geographical Indication protection post-Brexit as 'completely untrue'. There has been coverag...
The UK's first grass-fed Pasture for Life organic cheddar has been launched, created by cows that have never eaten any grains or cereals throughout th...
Dairy farmer Ian Bowness has been confirmed as the new NFU Deputy Cumbria County Chairman – a role he’ll fulfil for a year before taking on the top jo...
Arla, the UK farmer-owned cooperative, has been recognised for its dairy industry standards programme at the British Dairying annual awards. Arla h...
Cheddar remains the ‘big cheese’ with UK consumers – but continental varieties are taking a large slice of the market as popularity for the exotic con...
Scotland’s biggest independent milk producer, Graham’s the Family Dairy, has entered into a new five-year partnership with Aldi. The investment, wh...
Research has highlighted the scale of feed waste in the dairy industry, showing that 45 percent of its potential is lost from field to cow. Althoug...
Vets are urging Welsh dairy and livestock farmers to screen their herds and flocks for Johne’s as a first step to averting infection in disease-free a...
Two of the country's biggest beef rearing businesses are throwing their support behind a campaign which aims to highlight the benefits of colostrum. ...
European farmers are to benefit from a new free trade agreement between the EU and Japan, with 85 percent of agri-food exports to be liberalised over ...
A new report released by AHDB presents a new insight into the potential impacts on trade in agricultural and horticultural goods once the UK leaves th...
Farmers are using the whole of February to celebrate all things dairy and the work that goes behind the humble glass of milk. The initiative launch...
Müller has confirmed it is to reduce its Direct milk price by a further 1.25ppl from March. The company says the reduction in the market value of f...
A major British cheese producer has been granted planning permission to double its capacity in a bid to target specific regions worldwide with new pro...
One of the UK's leading dairy businesses has announced a major £12m investment in its milk processing facility. Crediton Dairy, based in Devon, has...
An online interactive map created by vegan activists shows the addresses and contact numbers of dairy farms in the UK. The online map, accessible t...
Dairy herds in Scotland have decreased under 900 compared to 5735 when records began, but the average herd size has increased. Dairy herd statistic...
Latest figures for December shows UK milk production at 1,234m litres for the month, the highest December for at least 25 years. UK milk production...
Canadian farmers have criticised the government's decision to largely ignore the role of dairy in a healthy diet in its revised Food Guide. The gov...
Two award-winning South West farms from that make cheese and ice-cream have been recognised at the Board of Trade Awards. The South West food produ...
The government's newly-announced Clean Air Strategy could force small dairy farms 'out of business', contributing to the already declining number of d...
Arla’s price for conventional milk will remained unchanged at 30.24 pence per litre from 1 February 2019 for its farmer owners. Arla, the UK's larg...
