 Reading industry press coverage recently, I have been struck by two points.
Firstly, our decision to commission Promar to do cost of production analysis has proved a good one. The timing of the report has been particularly opportune in focusing the minds of our customers, especially when some of them had been talking about price cuts until very recently. However, even this report that we launched last month is starting to look conservative on cost increases with feed and fertiliser maintaining their upward climb.
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The Last Word: Jim Paice MP |
 It pays to have friends in the corridors of power, especially those who really understand dairying.
One of the industry’s most respected and knowledgeable supporters is Conservative MP Jim Paice, who began his career in farming, before turning to politics. He has represented the South East Cambridgeshire constituency for 20 years, and he’s currently The Shadow Minister for Agriculture and Rural Affairs.
StraightTalk caught up with him for his views on current agricultural issues.
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Humphreys Speaks at Global Dairy Conference |
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Our chief executive, Peter Humphreys is speaking at the Dairy Industry Newsletter conference on 10 April along with senior executives from dairy companies in Australia, New Zealand, USA, Germany, Ireland, and the UK. The theme of the conference is ‘Markets – what next?’ |
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Meetings with Politicians |
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As a result of sharing the Promar report widely with our political contacts, we have had a large number of requests for face-to-face meetings from MPs, MSPs and AMs. In order to meet these requests, we have set up group briefings in Westminster, Edinburgh and Cardiff. This will enable us to explain the main recommendations of the report and ensure we strengthen our relationships with these important people. Our first meeting is with the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Dairy Farming at Westminster on May 6th. |
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DairyCo Opens For Business |
There’s a new face on the dairy industry scene as DairyCo replaces the Milk Development Council and promises to deliver on its mission to promote world class knowledge to Britain’s dairy farmers.
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 Our creamery on the Isle of Arran will be welcoming a new General Manager at the end of April, with the arrival of Alex Home.
Alex has enjoyed a long career in the dairy industry and has spent the last 13 years with Caledonian Cheese in Stranraer.
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First Milk Supports eatBute08 |
 First Milk will be one of the key sponsors of a two-day food extravaganza on the Isle of Bute in May.
eatBute08 is a celebration of local food and will showcase the best produce from Bute and the surrounding areas while at the same time highlighting to farmers, producers and consumers, the importance of producing and consuming food that is good, clean and fair.
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