Dairy

Milk prices under pressure

Wed, 21 Jan 2026 13:21:48 GMT

Milk prices under pressure

Stronger Steps: Unlocking the benefits of AHDB’s Healthy Feet Programme

Wed, 21 Jan 2026 10:45:21 GMT

Join our conversation with Sara Pederson, Veterinary Consultant at Farm Dynamics Ltd, and discover how AHDB’s Healthy Feet Programme can make a measurable difference to lameness on your farm.

This practical webinar breaks down how the programme works, the support it offers, and the benefits farmers are seeing on the ground. Hear directly from a farmer who has completed the programme and transformed herd mobility, and gain clear, actionable insights you can take back to your own business.

Let’s start building healthier feet and stronger herds.

Farmer study tour: Explore the Danish approach to profit through prevention

Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:20:00 GMT

Farmer study tour: Explore the Danish approach to profit through prevention

Milk prices support hub

Tue, 20 Jan 2026 09:31:00 GMT

Milk prices support hub

Turning milk price signals into on-farm action

Mon, 19 Jan 2026 16:51:57 GMT

Milk price volatility continues to create uncertainty for dairy businesses, raising questions about what current market signals mean for your farm and how you can plan with confidence for the year ahead.

Join us for a practical, farmer-focused webinar with Susie Stannard (AHDB, Market Intelligence), Oli Hall (Andersons) and a dairy farmer. You’ll get a clear insight into milk price movements, global market drivers and the outlook for 2026, alongside practical approaches to building business resilience and supporting on-farm decision making. The session will finish with a live Q&A, giving you the chance to put your questions directly to the panel.

In this webinar, you will:

Understand what’s driving current milk price movements in the UK and globally
Explore practical business responses under different milk price scenarios
Hear a farmer’s perspective on decision making in today’s market
Discover AHDB tools and resources to support planning and resilience

Dairy-Tech 2026

Mon, 19 Jan 2026 16:18:55 GMT

We’re proud to be Technical Sponsors at this year’s Dairy-Tech so come and visit our stand to discover how we’re supporting dairy farmers, with knowledgeable staff on hand to explain how your levy is delivering real value on farm.

Learn how we’re promoting British dairy through major campaigns such as Let’s Eat Balanced and our award-winning Milk Every Moment campaign in partnership with the British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS) – you might even spot our mascot Moovit the cow.

Discover how the levy supports genetic development through independent genetic and genomics data and new indexes like Feed Advantage and EnviroCow, which are helping farmers breed cows that are both economically efficient and environmentally responsible.

Find out how our levy-funded education programme is increasing children’s understanding of food, cooking and nutrition, and how our specialists are developing
overseas markets, supporting more than 30 companies as GB dairy exports head toward another record year.

You can also speak to us about our pioneering environmental baselining pilot to assess the environmental impact of farms across Great Britain. Along with the UK Dairy Carbon Network, which is working with over 50 farms to trial practical, farm-ready solutions to cut greenhouse gas emissions.

Sussex - Safer cattle handling with Owen Atkinson

Mon, 19 Jan 2026 12:43:55 GMT

All are welcome to this safer cattle handling workshop with farm vet Owen Atkinson.

Owen is delivering a practical and interactive workshop aimed to improve techniques in both day to day and less frequent handling scenarios, making the process low stress for both cows and farm staff. The presentation and farm walk will help you to identify challenges and opportunities with handling facilities to improve cow flow and understand the benefits of heifer acclimatisation into the herd.

The workshop will cover:

Cattle handling principles – cow visual perception, the flight zone, interpreting body language
Demonstration of cow behaviours
Focus on improving personnel safety and cattle welfare in handling situations

Owen Atkinson has been providing CowSignals training since 2008 and he'll open your eyes to new approaches and possibilities.

You’ll leave with a tangible action list of improvements for your herd that can begin straightaway.

This workshop will be of interest and useful to all people working with cattle in practice – young and old, new and experienced.

Light lunch and refreshments will be included, please include any dietary requirements on booking.

Resources to support businesses with falling milk prices

Mon, 19 Jan 2026 11:37:00 GMT

Resources to support businesses with falling milk prices

Cheese, butter and cream drive strong dairy performance for Christmas 2025

Thu, 15 Jan 2026 15:07:16 GMT

Cheese, butter and cream drive strong dairy performance for Christmas 2025

Q4 2025 dairy market review

Wed, 14 Jan 2026 16:55:32 GMT

Q4 2025 dairy market review

Cow Convention 2026

Wed, 14 Jan 2026 16:14:33 GMT

Join George Farm Vet Group for a knowledge packed day with time to chat to fellow farmers and be inspired, focusing on cattle health and disease prevention.

Get ready for an udderly amazing in-person event all about our favorite bovine buddies.

This years topics include:

New and emerging diseases
AHDB markets projections
Behind the scene view into cattle post mortems
New scour vaccines
Farmer discussion panel

This is a great opportunity to hear directly from specialists, ask questions, and gain actionable advice to help you stay ahead.

Enjoy a complimentary bacon roll on arrival at 10.00am and lunch at 2.00pm with hot drinks.

Ticket price - £27.80

Dairy retail performance – 27 December 2025

Wed, 14 Jan 2026 11:16:55 GMT

Dairy retail performance – 27 December 2025

Research findings: Pair housing calves

Fri, 09 Jan 2026 14:42:00 GMT

Research findings: Pair housing calves

Successful pair housing of dairy calves

Fri, 09 Jan 2026 11:11:29 GMT

Successful pair housing of dairy calves

Optimisation opportunities for the high-performing herd

Wed, 07 Jan 2026 17:33:26 GMT

As this year’s technical partners at Dairy Tech, AHDB are hosting an exclusive evening ahead of the show, looking at data-led decision making, particularly focussed on high yielding systems.

Chaired by farmer Keith Gue, we will explore how data, genetics and new technologies are being applied on innovative farms to tackle challenges facing high-performing dairy herds including Johne’s disease, heat stress and lameness.

Programme Highlights

Johne’s Disease – Understanding hidden risks

Andrew Bradley will provide an update on the latest research into interpreting Johne’s disease test data, what it means clinically and how it can be applied practically on your farm. You will learn about:

Using your data to understand Johne’s transmission routes and how essential it is for effective control
Identifying and managing “high-risk hidden cows” and how it is critical for long-term success
AI-driven early warning systems and how they can support better breeding and calving decisions

Heat Stress and building microclimates: Interactions with cow behaviour

Zoe Barker will share how heat stress affects cow health, welfare and behaviour, using data from temperature, location and behavioural sensors. Learn how buildings respond to temperature changes and how mitigation strategies can be modelled for current and future climates. She’ll explain how:

Bunching is a maladaptive behaviour with serious negative consequences
Multiple factors influence bunching behaviour
Monitoring systems can predict heat stress and inform management decisions
Many current mitigation approaches may not adequately relieve heat stress

Genetics and hoof health – Can we make an impact?

James Wilson will give an overview of the latest research into the genetics behind hoof health and how genetic tools can be used to improve cow health and welfare on farm. You’ll understand how:

Genetics play a significant role in susceptibility to hoof horn lesions and digital dermatitis
Using the Lameness Advantage Index and Digital Dermatitis Index can deliver substantial long-term reductions in lesions
High quality phenotypic data is essential to improving genetic evaluations

A buffet dinner will follow the evening presentations, please include any dietary requirements on booking.

Presenter biographies

Andrew Bradley

Andrew Bradley earned his veterinary degree from the University of Cambridge in 1993. Following a period in dairy practice in the South West of England, he returned to University at Bristol where he undertook research in aspects of mastitis control as well as running the extension Practice and lecturing in dairy production medicine.

He has published widely in the field of mastitis control and has a particular interest in dry period management. He joined the University of Nottingham in 2009 as a Clinical Reader in Dairy Production Medicine. He holds a RCVS Diploma in Cattle Health and Production and is an RCVS recognised specialist in Cattle Health and Production. He is a de facto Diplomate of the European College of Bovine Health Management. Andrew is also founder and Director of Quality Milk Management Services Ltd a privately owned milk quality laboratory, clinical and research consultancy. Based in Somerset, QMMS offers services to the dairy sector both in the UK and overseas.

Zoe Barker

Zoe Barker is a lecturer in Animal Science at the University of Reading. Her research interests are centred around the health, welfare, and sustainability of livestock systems. Her early research involved epidemiological studies of risk factors for lameness and also consisted of encouraging farmers to implement interventions to reduce lameness.

Zoe has also spent time working for the pig industry levy board, supporting farmers to work collaboratively to reduce infectious disease at a regional level. More recent research has involved the application of novel sensor technologies to monitor cattle behaviour to detect changes in behaviour indicative of disturbances to health or welfare. Current work has focused on the behavioural changes associated with spatial and temporal changes to building microclimates.

James Wilson

James is a post-doctoral research associate at the University of Liverpool, contributing to the UK Hoof Health Registry (a national database of hoof health records). This research has involved collating hoof health data from a range of sources for the improvement of the genetic evaluations for lameness, and to develop a pattern analysis tool for hoof health data. Alongside the data collation, James is researching the social motivators behind farmers’ engagement with lameness management.

He holds a PhD in the management of dairy cow lameness from the University of Nottingham, awarded in 2021. James was involved in teaching and research at Duchy College’s farm, and earlier in his career, he worked in herd management across a range of systems following his BSc in Agriculture and Livestock Science, obtained in 2014.

James is a Dairy Consultant at Herd Health Consultancy, having joined the team in February 2022. James has a wealth of experience and expertise in working with farmers internationally to drive best practice in all matters hoof health and cow comfort. He offers hoof trimming training and hoof health/cow comfort consultancy across the globe to a range of clients. Based in Cornwall, James offers evidence-based solutions to tackle lameness on farms. He takes a compassionate view to lameness with respect to both the cow and the farmer. He's passionate about driving on-farm improvements in a caring and supportive way. James works closely with farmers, trimmers, and vets to implement evidence-based hoof health strategies and continues to pursue research that supports sustainable and practical solutions.

Dairy retail performance – 29 November 2025

Fri, 12 Dec 2025 14:34:54 GMT

Dairy retail performance – 29 November 2025

What do the falls in dairy commodity prices mean for retail and shoppers?

Thu, 11 Dec 2025 10:23:41 GMT

What do the falls in dairy commodity prices mean for retail and shoppers?

November 2025 dairy market review

Wed, 10 Dec 2025 18:52:15 GMT

November 2025 dairy market review

When the rain doesn’t come: Smart grazing in tough conditions

Wed, 10 Dec 2025 15:38:08 GMT

When the rain doesn’t come: Smart grazing in tough conditions

Planning ahead: Accurately budgeting feed for a successful winter

Wed, 10 Dec 2025 13:10:21 GMT

Planning ahead: Accurately budgeting feed for a successful winter