milk
German export volumes up so far
In the first half of 2020, German export volumes of dairy products such as cheese were in some cases significantly better than the previous year’s result.
Graham’s searches for new Milk Ambassador
Graham’s The Family Dairy has announced its search for a new Milk Ambassador to mark the indoor opening of pubs, restaurants, and cafés across Scotland after nearly four months of lockdown closure.
Back in business
The overall dairy industry hasn’t been advertised on British television for the past two decades. However, this has now been rectified with the first generic dairy TV advert airing on 1 July, featuring a selection of iconic milk adverts on UK screens over the last seven decades.
World milk production shows resilience, says FAO
World milk production is showing resilience, possibly growing by 0.8% in 2020, according to the FAO.
Nestlé ESAR celebrates partnerships on World Milk Day
Nestlé formed various strategic partnerships and continues to support the dairy sector through a number of initiatives across the East and South Africa region (ESAR).
It’s World Milk Day
Today is World Milk Day, one of the two days in the calendar when the globe gets together to celebrate milk, dairy and all its marvels.
Business & trade, Dairy processing, End products, Ingredients, Sustainability
Uelzena prepared for Covid-19
The Uelzena dairy group in Germany sees itself as well prepared for the challenges posed by Covid-19, although it will have an impact for the second quarter.
Shepherds Purse loves ewes with Yorkshire Fettle relaunch in UK
Shepherds Purse, a North Yorkshire, UK-based cheese maker, has fast tracked the launch of its new format feta-style cheese in a bid to help support struggling sheep milk farmers affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.
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.
Berchtesgadener to pay farmers in Germany
German dairy Berchtesgadener Land is supporting its farmers with emergency aid of €1,000 per farm, as agriculture is affected by the coronavirus pandemic.
EU dairy support in the Covid-19 crisis
The European Dairy Association (EDA) says it is grateful to the EU Commissioner following the recent announcement that exceptional measures would be opened by the EU Commission to support the dairy sector in Europe.
Reference materials released for consistency in milk somatic cell counting
The European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC) has announced the launch of the first certified reference materials for somatic cell counting in milk, an integral part in a joint project to establish an international reference system.
Arla Foods UK revamps its best-before labels
Arla Foods UK has made the decision to switch to best-before labels from 2020, to attempt to reduce dairy waste.
It has asked milk drinkers to vote on their favourite labels, of which there are three options.
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.