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UK dairy sector launches £1m consumer marketing campaign
#MilkYourMoments encourages people to share their special moments of personal connection through their love of milk and great tasting dairy products, particularly in these challenging times.
UK government provides funding to support dairy farmers through coronavirus
Eligible dairy farmers will be entitled to up to £10,000 each, to cover 70% of their lost income during April and May to ensure they can continue to operate and sustain production capacity.
UK industry launches £1 million ‘human connections’ campaign
The UK dairy sector in partnership with government has announced a new joint-funded campaign to highlight the importance of ‘human connections’ during the current coronavirus crisis.
RABDF survey highlights UK dairy losses
More than one million litres of milk have been discarded in the UK since the start of the coronavirus outbreak, with some milk still struggling to find a home, figures from a British industry survey have shown.
It’s about transport
Late last week, both the US and the UK announced dairy assistance schemes. In the UK, Dairy UK and the Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB) are working together to bring the industry together to identify spare processing capacity, how to stimulate demand and how production could be temporarily reduced.
UK dairy industry joins together to manage milk supply
The British government will temporarily relax elements of UK competition law to support the dairy industry through the coronavirus outbreak. The intention is that the industry will work together to address current market challenges, avoiding waste and maintaining productive capacity to meet future demand.
Keeping up commitment
In an era when so much is divisive, dairy is joining together to ensure that the environment and its inhabitants are working on sustainable solutions.
Brexit and next steps
The big news last week was the advent of Brexit here in the UK. This week, we start figuring out what this actually means, and what the EU and UK will wind up with as a partnership.
Dairy UK takes issue with climate change report
Dairy UK chief executive Dr Judith Bryans says the industry “does not agree with the recommendation to cut dairy consumption by 20%”, and issued a response to the publication of the British Committee Climate Change report.
Sustainability report shows wins for dairy industry
Data published in the Climate Change Agreement Biennial Report has shown that the dairy processing sector has delivered a 21% improvement in energy efficiency between 2008 and 2018.
Business & trade, Dairy processing, Regulatory, Sustainability
Dairy UK celebrates 60 years of Christmas Cheeses
Dairy UK and the Chelsea Pensioners kicked off the Christmas festivities for 2019 by celebrating the 60th year of the Annual Ceremony of the Christmas Cheeses.
Dairy industry ‘dismayed’ at updated temporary tariff regime
UK dairy processors have ‘hit out’ in response to changes to the no deal tariff regime announced by the UK government, which could cost the industry £1.3bn (€1.48bn) in lost export potential.
UK dairy campaign scoops international award
A UK dairy marketing campaign was awarded the International Milk Promotion Group Yves Boutonnat Trophy at this year’s annual World Dairy Summit in Istanbul.
Young people fall in love with dairy again
The second year of Dairy UK and AHDB’s dairy marketing campaign to promote dairy to young parents has proven successful.