The Royal Association of British Dairy Farmers (RABDF) is urging dairy producers to sign up for the pilot of the Sustainable Farming Incentive, one of three schemes that will make up the Environment Land Management Scheme (ELMS).
The Government is seeking ‘several hundred’ farmers to take part in the pilot with expressions of interest opening from Monday 15th March. The scheme will then be rolled out in 2022, which will initially be available to Basic Payment Scheme recipients.
RABDF has welcomed the news MP Heather Wheeler has been elected as the new Chair of the The All-Party Parliamentary Group on Dairy after a six-year hiatus, succeeding MP Scott Mann.
The All-Party Parliamentary Group on Dairy assembled for an Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) last week to elect a new Chair, following Scott Mann MP’s appointment as Government Whip and his stepping down from the role.
Dairy-Tech Online has been a resounding success with more than 6,500 delegates signing-up to the 11 sessions between 3-17 February.
The two-week-long event, which consisted of seminars, conferences, webinars, and practical demonstrations, welcomed speakers from across the world, who shared their expertise on everything from grazing and use of technology to overcoming mental health challenges.
The consumption of dairy products has boomed during the pandemic with experts cautiously optimistic about the future of the UK dairy market.
Speaking during the Dairy-Tech Online Dairy Market Overview session on Tuesday (16 February), Jonathan Dixon from Arla Foods, explained how more people working from home had resulted in a rise in dairy sales.
A New Zealand dairy farmer who has spoken candidly about his battles with mental health urges farmers to put themselves first before their farm.
Speaking during the Dairy-Tech Mental Health Awareness seminar on Thursday (11 February), Wayne Langford a sixth-generation farmer from Golden Bay, explained how he used to put his farm first, but says now his priorities are with his family and having fun
Dry and early lactation cows fed maize and wholecrop-based diets could benefit from greater supplementation with the antioxidants vitamin E and beta carotene, according to new UK farm survey results presented today at Dairy-Tech Online (Wednesday 10 February).
The survey, which identified widespread deficiency, involved 150 cows across 10 farms in the South West of England and was undertaken by Molecare Farm Vets, in partnership with DSM.
A UK-grown sustainable feed that can replace soya in dairy cow rations has scooped this year’s Royal Dairy Innovation Award at Dairy-Tech Online today (Wednesday 10 February).
NovaPro from Trident Feeds is a high energy rumen-protected protein made from UK rapeseed. With proven performance benefits including improved intakes and milk yield, it can also provide a cost-effective alternative to soya.
Farmers should prepare for significant changes when it comes to ammonia emissions after Farming Minister Victoria Prentis announced plans to impose regulated environmental permitting.
Speaking at Dairy-Tech Online last week (4 February), Ms Prentis said as part of the Clean Air Strategy the Government is planning to extend environmental permitting to dairy and intensive beef farms.
