- Now is decision time for reseeding...27 April 2010
That was the message to come out of a Reseeding Day at Harper Adams last week which marked the launch of the new Recommended Grass and Clover Lists 2010. The event, organised by the British Grassland Society (BGS), DairyCo and EBLEX, included four short practical sessions with experts speaking on a variety of grassland management topics and a tour of the Recommended Lists trial plots with NIAB (National Institute of Agricultural Botany). - DairyCo welcomes United Nations FAO report on greenhouse gas emissions20 April 2010
DairyCo has welcomed the new report from the United Nations’ Food & Agriculture Organization (FAO), ‘Greenhouse Gas Emissions from the Dairy Sector’, published on 20 April 2010.
The report, a follow-up to the FAO's 2006 report, 'Livestock's Long Shadow', assesses the global dairy industry's contribution specifically and covers the production of dairy products from the farm to the retailer. - Dedicated supply chains & better prices underpin signs of farmer confidence12 April 2010
The 2010 DairyCo Farmer Intentions Survey has revealed a small rise in confidence levels, in particular for those dairy farmers who are part of a dedicated supply chain. Though nine per cent of UK dairy farmers are intending to leave the industry within the next two years, equating to around 1,174 dairy farmers, 32% of farmers are planning to increase production. For the first time since the survey began in 2004, milk produced by dairy farmers planning to increase their production is expected to cover those leaving the industry. - £3.3m support for the Welsh Dairy Industry 6 April 2010
The Welsh Assembly Government is investing £3.3 million into the Welsh dairy industry over the next three years which will aid in improving efficiency, sustainability and added value in the dairy supply chain. - Oman continues to dominate but new outcross interest is bubbling through6 April 2010
DairyCo’s launch of the new bull proofs this week (Tuesday 6 April) will prompt many dairy farmers to scrutinise the figures even more closely than usual in search of a bull which is not related to Oman (O-Bee Manfred Justice). - New DairyCo proofs for non-Holstein breeds6 April 2010
For breeders seeking to use non-Holstein bloodlines, DairyCo publishes a range of other breed proofs, which continue to show the levels of stability that have come to be expected.
