Dairy Breed Averages Show U-Turn on Key Parameters
2012-Mar-13
NMR’s Annual Production Report for the year ending September 2011 has been published this week and shows that overall annual average somatic cell count and calving interval has dropped for the first time in a decade.

Bauls’ Back-to-Back Craven Dairy Auction Coup 2012-Feb-21
Back-to-back Craven Dairy Auction championships were secured by M Baul & Partners, of Watergate Farm, Bishop Thornton, Ripon, at the main February Craven Dairy Auction at Skipton Auction Mart.

Revived Herd Competition Flies Flag for Cumbria Dairy Farmers 2012-Feb-13
Earlier this month saw the presentation of Cumbria Herd Competition awards after a gap of 10 years.

Dairy Herds Should Target Realistic Goals 2012-Jan-30
Producers should take a broader overview of their herd’s performance and look for greater collaboration between different sources of technical advice according to James Hanks from PAN Livestock Services at the University of Reading.

NFUS Dairy Drive to Continue in 2012 2011-Dec-23
NFU Scotland will press the UK Government and wider dairy industry to deliver a meaningful code of practice for the sector in 2012 as it looks to build on the momentum it has created around milk in the past 12 months.