RABDF and NFU call for immediate action to counter 3.42ppl average loss The Royal Association of British Dairy Farmers and the National Farmers Union have made a joint call for the dairy supply chain to take immediate action to address the fact producers are losing on average 3.42ppl. More... |
Exceptional production costs widen profit black hole A survey released by RABDF and NFU today shows that the gap between what dairy farmers are paid for their milk and what it costs them to produce it has widened to almost 4p per litre. More... |
The Environmental Plan for Dairy Farming A new initiative to tackle environmental challenges faced by dairy farmers was launched today (Wednesday 20 September) at the Dairy Event. More... |
RABDF participate in a joint statement on how to tackle bovine TB The RABDF have united with other farming and veterinary organisations in the UK to create a joint statement on how the government should tackle bovine tuberculosis. In a statement presented to Defra today, the group agreed that badgers in areas heavily affected by TB should be culled. More... |
British Milk - What Price 2006? The NFU and the Royal Association of British Dairy Farmers (RABDF) have today released a document entitled British Milk – What Price 2006, which highlights increases in dairy farm production costs seen in recent years, and also presents the case for a rise in the farm gate milk price. More... |
RABDF Labour Survey Launch Report In the summer of 2002 RABDF called an industry-wide meeting to discuss the true costs of milk production with the intent to try to standardise dairy farm costing data as far as possible so that everyone involved in the dairy food chain understood how much it really costs to produce a litre of milk. More... |
The Future Strategy for Dairy Farming in the UK Tim Brigstocke BA, MPhil, DipFM, ANCA, CBiol, MIBiol, MEWI, FRAgS, FIAgrM Reference The Royal Agricultural Society of England Journal, volume 165, 2004, The UK dairy farming sector is going through a period of rapid and dramatic structural change due largely to the milk market being deregulated in 1994 after some 60 years and continuing reform of the Common Agricultural Policy. More... |
| Preparing an Animal Health and Welfare Strategy for Great Britain - A Response from the RABDF The membership of the RABDF is dominated by dairy farmers, but includes representatives from most sectors of the supply trade including veterinary surgeons and others involved in the pharmaceutical industries. Members are located in England, Scotland and Wales. More... |
| The Black Cloud of TB There can be little doubt in the minds of most dairy farmers that the threat of TB in cattle is as a black cloud overhanging the dairy industry. More... |