Dairy farmers should consider evaluating their businesses and assessing the vulnerability of their supply chains after disruptions caused by Coronavirus highlights the fragility of the sector.
In the Royal Association of British Dairy Farmers (RABDF) podcast The Milk Digest which discussed farmers taking back control of their milk price, RABDF Vice Chairman Robert Craig said farmers needed to better understand their milk buyer.
The government has issued new guidelines specifically for people who work outdoors to ensure workplaces are as safe as possible during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Issued this month (11 May), the specific guidance is for people in farming and agriculture including seasonal labour to help protect them from the risk of COVID-19. The outline includes nine steps which must be adhered to.
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.
