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Arla Foods

Arla Foods to pay its dairy farmers more for milk

23 Apr 2013 | By Richard Ford

Arla Foods is to increase the milk price for Arla Milk Link members by 1.06 pence per litre from the end of this month.

Milk Race: dairy farmers urged to pay for permanent return

Milk Race: dairy farmers urged to pay for permanent return

29 Mar 2013 | By Julia Glotz

Make Mine Milk urges dairy farmers to support generic milk marketing and make Milk Race a permanent fixture once again…

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Dairy Crest signs up 175 farmers to new milk contract

27 Mar 2013 | By Richard Ford

Dairy Crest has signed up 175 farmers under its new milk contract which links farmgate milk prices to production costs and retail milk prices.

TESCO MILK

Tesco to pay dairy farmers more for milk as costs rise

22 Mar 2013 | By Richard Ford

Tesco is to increase the amount it pays dairy farmers for their milk after feed costs and extreme weather sparked a rise in production costs.

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02 Aug 2012 | By Julia Glotz

An exclusive YouGov poll for The Grocer shows 4.3 million shoppers would change their behaviour to support British dairy farmers. Here’s a full breakdown of the results by age, gender, social grade and geography.

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The Dairymen: Views from the Top Subscription

01 Sep 2012 | Updated: 07 Sep 2012 | By Julia Glotz

As farmer protests throw the spotlight on supply chain relationships, we ask some of the industry’s leading lights…

Dairy protests fail to make a splash with younger people

Dairy protests fail to make a splash with younger people Subscription

04 Aug 2012 | By Julia Glotz

The farmers’ campaign has successfully harnessed social media but the impact on younger people…

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Dairy UK's new chairman Billy Keane lays out his challenges Subscription

19 May 2013

When I was asked whether I would consider becoming the chairman of Dairy UK, I did not answer ‘yes’ immediately…

A land of milk and no money Subscription

18 Aug 2012 | By Clive Black

Tempers have been flaring across pastoral Britain as farmers, far from a radical bunch in the main…

Dairy farmers win with clever, co-ordinated, constant campaign

28 Jul 2012 | By Julia Glotz

A confession: I didn’t think they had it in them. When dairy farmers first started talking about protests…

An ethical supply chain will need work Subscription

14 Jul 2012 | By Bob Kennard

A voluntary Grocery Code of Conduct appears to have failed UK dairy farmers, whose numbers have halved over the past 10 years.

Why dairy has got its sums tragically wrong

14 Jul 2012 | By Adam Leyland

Can it be right that milk costs less than water, Coca-Cola or Red Bull? The Robinsons Fruit Shoot…

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Who will be the ultimate winner from the Morrisons deal with Ocado?

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The public must be reconnected with their food

04 Aug 2012

Sir: Now is the time to connect consumers with their food and milk (‘4.3 million promise to switch…

Think about the true cost of milk

21 Jul 2012 | Updated: 24 Jul 2012

I am a 27-year-old dairy farmer from Gloucestershire. I am the fourth generation to farm this land, and I find myself at a crossroads…

Cruelty to baby goats

30 Jun 2012 | Updated: 05 Jul 2012

We would like to comment on ‘Delamere defends farm accused of cruelty in Daily Mail exposé’.

Focus on yoghurts and pot desserts

Focus on yoghurts & pot desserts

08 Apr 2013 | By Natalie Brown

Healthier indulgence is the leading trend in a category that has traditionally been healthy or indulgent - but rarely both at once.

Focus on cheese

Focus on cheese

30 Nov 2012 | By Nick Hughes

After the annus horribilis of 2011, Cheddar brands such as Pilgrims Choice have made a comeback - and are eating own label’s share

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