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Needless to say. I’m absolutely delighted to be in the final three for BBC Food and Farming Awards! Thanks to all who have been in touch. The awards take place in Bristol on May 1st 2014. Read more on the BBC website.
Have you heard milk isn’t just good for building strong bones and teeth, it can actually improve a child’s IQ (even before they’re born). A report in The Telegraph states that women “who consumed lower amounts of iodine, which is absorbed from food and found in milk, dairy products and fish, were more likely to…
My thanks to Stephen Lowe for giving me such a great opportunity to explain what Free Range dairy is all about on his BBC Radio Lancashire show on Sunday. We are very lucky to have a number of committed members in the county and today’s exposure for the initiative was down to Free Range Dairy…
ITV West news recently featured an unusual dairy farming enterprise, in which the cows are milked through a mobile milking parlour. The parlour, which has been put together by two enterprising guys in Dorset, is moved around the fields with the cows. At a time when food production is becoming an increasingly complex business, it…
As part of a government plan to tackle increasing levels of obesity in the UK population, the Department of Health has outlined a ‘Call to Action’, through which it is seeking slash 5 billion calories from the nation’s daily diet by 2020. However, UK trade body Dairy UK has warned that a preoccupation with simply…
I can’t find much information on the websites of major retailers about the farms they source their milk from. Most of what is available makes reference to high welfare standards but lacks any real detail. Similarly, when it comes to how the cows are managed and, in particular the contribution from grazing, there is little…
An article on TheDairySite.com reveals that Nestle is to invest in developing its largest milk district in China, to help the country deliver high quality and fresh milk. The mayor of Shuangcheng has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Nestle to jointly develop modern milk production to ensure the region becomes a leading milk…
Latest figures from DairyCo show the effect of recent supermarket price wars on margins throughout the milk supply chain. The average farmgate price (the price paid to farmers) of 27 pence per litre, was 12 percent higher the previous year, but still fails to reflect the substantial increase in feed, fertiliser and other inputs. The way…
The following from The Independent illustrates what might be achieved through building a better understanding of the way in which we farm. Although it would appear that shoppers have tightened their purse strings and switched to cheaper alternatives in some instances, they are demonstrating strong loyalty to Fairtrade products. This is exactly what I hope…
DEFRA have just published figures to show how the 773 million litres of milk taken in by dairies in England and Wales in August of this year was utilised. Around half goes into liquid milk but 122 million litres goes into making Cheddar cheese. You can download and view the report for more details of…
Ten years ago there were 2.25 million dairy cows in the UK. Figures released today, from DEFRA’s provisional June Census, show that the total dairy breeding herd fallen by 20% to 1.8 million cows in the last twelve months. That means we now have roughly one cow for every 33 people in the UK. I…
Charlotte Smith talks to Neil Darwent about how he is working towards achieving recognition for dairy farmers who give their cows the freedom to graze. You can hear the interview here.