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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.
The impact of coronavirus on UK food supply chain
GODAN, Global Open Data for Agriculture and Nutrition, has released comments from its executive director, Andre Laperriere, about the impact of coronavirus on the UK food supply chain.
Red Tractor Assurance launches new logo to mark 20th anniversary
The new logo addresses a number of the challenges that the British food and farming industry face – clearly differentiating to consumers the food which has been carefully produced to world-leading standards, to ensure that it is safe and fully traceable.
The challenge of climate change
If you haven’t been paying attention, the world is waking up to the fact that climate change is occurring.
UK farmer bill guarantees 2020 payments
A forthcoming agriculture bill in the UK will provide a new system of farm support outside the EU, where farmers are rewarded for enhancing the environment, the government says.
Farm sustainability program culminates in pitch event
The Empower Possibilities program launched by Land O’Lakes and Mars Wrigley culminated this month with a special pitch event in Minneapolis, Minnesota, US.
USDA announces grants to support dairy industry
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced $1.5 million in competitive grant funding is available for Dairy Business Innovation (DBI) Initiatives.
Meadow milk charter for German Arla
Arla Foods has signed the pasture charter of the Pro Weideland programme in in Germany.
Fonterra announces changes to management team
Fonterra has added a new role to its management team that will bring together the co-op’s current corporate affairs and farm source teams.
Swiss report on milk volumes
The year 2017’s Swiss milk volume amounted to 3.43 million tons (about the same as in 2016), according to the Agricultural Report 2018 from the Swiss Federal Office for Agriculture.
Protest over CAP reform in Austria
A protest gathering of IG-Milch, the Austrian farmers organisation, was held at the same time as the Informal Agriculture Council in Schloss Hof, where EU ministers were discussing the fate of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) after the year 2020.
Heat puts livestock under pressure in Germany
Due to the drought in Germany the feed supply for livestock farms is becoming increasingly tense.
Fonterra announces interim CEO
Fonterra Co-operative Group (FCG) has announced that Miles Hurrell will take over as the co-operative’s interim chief executive with immediate effect.
Our hot planet
In this European heatwave, it is probably not advisable to be reading up on how 30 years ago we were all warned about global warming, but sometimes these long reads land on my smartphone and suddenly I am engrossed on my settee, eating ice cream and peering at the tiny screen.