The Royal Association of British Dairy Farmers (RABDF) has requested immediate financial support from government for non-bovine milk producers who have seen their businesses devastated because of COVID-19.

A top farm business guru will be offering free advice to dairy farmers on how to access a host of funding opportunities in the first in a series of practical webinars organised by the Royal Association of British Dairy Farmers (RABDF).

The Royal Association of British Dairy Farmers (RABDF) has welcomed news of a financial support package for dairy farmers in England who have seen a decreased demand for their products as a direct result of COVID-19.

Britain's specialist cheesemakers and retailers have joined forces to urge the public to 'support small cheesemakers'. The first ever British Cheese Weekender will take place over the course of the Early May Bank Holiday Weekend (Friday 8 to Sunday 10 May), and the first-of-its-kind collaborative project will showcase some of the country’s top cheeses with a series of free online events.

In Wales Farmers need to apply for a U10 Exemption which has been modified for the current circumstances.

When you can spread slurry or milk on agricultural land, or store slurry, without meeting normal regulatory requirements due to coronavirus (COVID-19) disruption.

If you landspread slurry or milk produced on a farm you must normally comply with certain regulatory requirements.

More than 1 million litres of milk have been discarded since the start of the coronavirus outbreak, with some milk still struggling to find a home, figures from an industry survey have shown.

Interim data from the Royal Association of British Dairy Farmers (RABDF) survey found the amount of milk discarded between 6 April to 20th April to be a little over 1 million litres, which is in line with the figures produced by AHDB and Dairy UK.

The Royal Association of British Dairy Farmers (RABDF) has submitted vital evidence to the Government highlighting the negative impact restrictions on access to foreign labour could have on UK dairy farms post-2021.

The Association, who has led the issue of foreign labour on dairy farms for almost a decade, put forward their case on Friday (24 April) to the Environment, Food & Rural Affairs Committee (EFRA) Inquiry into Labour in the Food Supply Chain.