Milk Your Moments is a campaign funded by AHDB, Dairy UK, Defra, Scottish Government, the Welsh Government and the Northern Ireland Executive to address the fall in milk sales due to the closure of foodservice caused by the coronavirus outbreak. They have teamed up with mental health charity MIND to highlight the importance of human connections and are encouraging open conversations with others to make a positive impact on people’s mental health.

As we pass the halfway point of the year it finally feels like we are turning a corner and the lush green grass is on the horizon. Not only are our lives starting to return to the ‘new normal’ as social distancing measure ease, but we are also cautiously optimistic about milk prices with several processors reporting milk price rises in the past couple of weeks.

The dairy response fund has been set-up in England and Wales to help those farmers in need of support following the coronavirus outbreak.

Throughout the Covid-19 pandemic RABDF urged producers affected by the milk crisis to submit an online daily account of their losses after the Government had called for data on the severity of the issue in the UK.

Listen to RABDF’s new dairy podcasts The Milk Digest covering news, business, and market matters as well as delving into some of the sector's topical affairs.

The annual Gold Cup open day which was due to take place this summer has been cancelled due to the Coronavirus pandemic. The Open Day was taking place on the farm of Bryce and Robert Sloan at Auchinleck, Ayrshire, who are the winners of the 2019 NMR/RABDF Gold Cup. The Gold Cup open day, which has historically attracted more than 1,000 visitors, has been moved to spring 2021 when it is hoped the COVID-19 pandemic will be under control.

RABDF has launched a one-stop-shop for students looking for training and education courses related to the dairy industry.