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LKL Services has issued ‘vital’ on farm advice for all dairy farmers in light of the Covid-19 outbreak which has stressed the importance of an emergency plan.

Stating ‘unprecedented commercial and financial pressures’ as a direct consequence of Covid-19 on the business, the milk processor outlined its plans to drop the milk price by 2ppl from May 1 and delay payments from April 13.

A massive over-supply of milk in the UK and across the world is the reason for the dramatic fall in milk prices. UK spot markets have dropped to 15ppl, while some milk is going unsold and starting to be dumped.

The Royal Agricultural University (RAU) are to host a series of webinars throughout April to negate some of its cancelled events due to Covid-19.

Following a mild and wet winter, farmers are being advised to tackle rats in spring to avoid potential infestations this autumn.

In virtually all grazing systems, cows will be exposed to production-limiting parasites. The presence of parasites does not always result in clinical disease, but the impact of parasite burdens on herd and individual animal performance can still be substantial.

The usefulness of the humble milk record is on the verge of an explosion, paving the way for a new era of instant TB testing and much more.

Newcastle University is turning the lower yielding portion of its 300-cow herd over to Longhorn breeding as part of a newly launched scheme to provide ‘heritage’ beef.

The dairy processor has blamed the spreading virus and subsequent school closure for the decline in sales and has outlined its plans to pay just 25 per cent of the milk price to farmers for March and April.