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Following a meeting of European leaders – the first summit between the EU and the UK since Brexit in 2020 – it was agreed that the mutual export of agrifood products between the EU and the UK must occur again without certification, border controls or other red tape. Photo: Peter Roek
20-05 | News

EU-UK trade agreement: What it means for agricultural products

Despite the headwinds facing UK’s dairy industry, the sector has enormous potential to thrive. Photo: Koos Groeneveld
06-03 | News

In the spotlight: Disease and regulations in UK’s dairy sector

In the UK, mastitis rates reduced to 26 cases per 100 cows, down from 29 in 2023 and 42 in 2020. Photo: Klaas van der Horst
25-02 | News

Antimicrobial use and mastitis declining on UK dairy farms

The consultation promotes sustainable land management practices and supports better decision-making by various stakeholders. Photo: Mark Pasveer
19-02 | News

UK livestock sector might be hit hardest by Land Use Framework

Milestone targets include less than 20% of the national herd suffering from lameness by 2028, less than 10% by 2035 and less than 5% by 2044. Photo: Canva
12-02 | News

Stamping out lameness in UK’s dairy herd

Restrictions that have been in place to mitigate the Bluetongue virus have been eased. Photo: Canva
30-01 | News

Bluetongue virus restrictions eased in the UK

Farmers across the UK have taken to roads in their tractors protesting against the government’s ‘daft’ inheritance tax proposals. Photo: Canva
29-01 | News

UK farmers stage tractor protests over government inheritance tax

The key question is whether or not the remaining producers in the UK can or will increase output to maintain the national milk supply at or around 14.8-15.2 billion litres. Photo: Canva
08-01 | News

UK dairy: A buoyant 2025 ahead

The NFU, NFU Scotland, NFU Cymru and the Ulster Farmers’ Union have all written to the government expressing alarm over potential changes to dairy contract legislation. Photo: Canva
12-11-2024 | News

Potential changes to dairy contracts alarm UK farming unions

The largest challenges across the wider supply chain are attracting qualified people with the correct skill sets for the modern manufacturing environment and attracting more women and younger people into the sector as a career choice. Photo: Canva
15-10-2024 | News

UK: Arla Foods calls for government help amid labour shortages