The British Veterinary Association (BVA) and the Veterinary Public Health Association (VPHA) have re-iterated their call for mandatory CCTV in slaughterhouses and legislation to ensure vets…
Month: May 2016
Farmer-owned Arla has taken the decision to incentivise more farmers to convert to GM-free feed. The market is increasingly willing to pay a price premium and…
Ground has been broken on the Harper Adams University farm, signalling the start of building work to create a new high-tech dairy unit The £750,000 facility,…
South Caernarfon Creameries has opened its new cheese production with its first production having taken place last week. The new build, which is located at the…
With many dairy farmers facing further milk price cuts this May and June and as the sector experiences the lowest average milk price for seven years,…
First Milk’s market mechanism has produced a reduced May 2016 milk price Paul Flanagan, First Milk’s external relations & membership director commented: “Over the course of…
The National Sheep Association (NSA) was encouraged by the clear responses given by Elizabeth Truss, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, in a…