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Newsletter September 26, 2023
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Global - Quality meat and dairy from Britain to feature at Anuga 2023
British red meat and dairy will be showcased on the global stage at Anuga 2023, the leading trade fair for the food industry. Thirteen red meat exporters will join the AHDB stand at the Meat Hall in Cologne from 7 to 11 October, while fourteen dairy exporters will feature in the British Dairy Pavilion, a collaboration between AHDB and the UK Government.
This event offers a prime opportunity for these exporters to engage with international buyers, establish new trade relationships, and expand the UK's presence in the global market. It marks a significant step in line with AHDB's 'Beyond Borders' export strategy, launched earlier this year.
It also follows the introduction of the new UK Subsidy Control Act, which enables AHDB to feature 'British' and the 'Union Flag' more prominently in its promotional work, both domestically and internationally, giving more awareness and recognition to our meat and dairy products.
The event, which occurs biennially, is a pivotal moment in the global food industry, attracting over 100,000 influential visitors from around the world. Visitors to Anuga 2023 will have the chance to savour high-quality red meat and dairy products produced sustainably by British farmers.
In addition to the exporters, four prominent farming influencers will attend the trade fair to gain insights into global trade dynamics and promote British pork, beef, lamb, and dairy. AHDB emphasizes collaboration to achieve export success for its levy payers.
Jonathan Eckley, AHDB's Head of International Trade Development, expressed excitement about showcasing the Union Flag at Anuga 2023 and underlining the exceptional quality of British red meat and dairy products. He stressed AHDB's commitment to developing international markets, providing market analysis, and promoting British products.
Lucy Randolph, AHDB Senior Exports Manager, highlighted the successful collaboration between industry, AHDB, and the Government, with significant investments aimed at boosting global trade shows, the GREAT food and drink campaign, and the dairy sector's export support fund. These efforts align with AHDB's ongoing investment in promoting quality British food on the global stage.
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UK - SenseHub update brings entire lifetime herd monitoring and real-time milk analysis
MSD Animal Health UK has announced a major update to its SenseHub Dairy herd monitoring system which makes it the only system able to monitor dairy cows and calves for the entirety of their lives. In addition to monitoring the behavioural patterns of heifers and adult cows for the purposes of reproduction efficiency, health monitoring, group wellbeing assessment and nutritional insights, the latest version of SenseHub Dairy (version 7) is now the only system offering full lifetime monitoring thanks to the addition of a new youngstock monitoring feature.
The update also integrates two in-line milk monitors into the SenseHub Ecosystem, both of which enable dairy farmers to gain an improved understanding of their herd's milk yield and quality: the SenseHub MilkPlus Sensor monitors critical milk data such as yield, fat, protein, lactose, blood and conductivity. Meanwhile, the SenseHub Somatic Cell Count Sensor provides individual somatic cell count (SCC) results within two minutes of the start of milking. Both are compatible with any type or make of milking parlour.
The SenseHub Dairy update also introduces two new service plan options: the entry-level 'Essential' package for smart automation technologies and milk monitoring, and the fully integrated 'Lifetime' plan for herd managers who want greater control throughout the entire herd lifecycle. "In addition to heat detection and monitoring for the potential signs of ill health in heifers and calves, the latest version of SenseHub Dairy also enables herd managers to assess the health and productivity of calves from birth to 12 months of age," explains Paul Mitcham, Nationals Sales Manager (Monitoring) MSD Animal Health. "It also allows herd managers to use the SenseHub Ecosystem to monitor and assess a range of milk quality indices for individual animals as they are being milked."
With the data gathered automatically stored, analysed and clearly displayed via the SenseHub app's customisable milk reports and graphs, herd managers can instantly assess behavioural patterns, milking trends and milk quality for individual cows, groups of animals, and the entire herd, Mitcham explains. "This next level of insight ensures each and every animal is being managed precisely and efficiently, and gives herd managers the confidence to make herd management decisions based on proven data."
www.msd-animal-health-hub.co.uk/farmers/livestock-monitoring
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New - Anthony Wills Dairy Farm Development Award - Winner announced
A brand new award for 2023 with a stunning silver cup for the winner - The Anthony Wills Memorial Cup is sponsored by Willsbro Holsteins and Trouw Nutrition, supported by TBA Ltd.
This year's WINNER - Brynhyfryd Herd, Charles George. Judges said "To walk on the George farm was an absolute privilege. The investment in the calf units and farm are outstanding as well as investment in the community." Charles' focused on milk yields, health and fertility - seeing yields increase from 10,500 to 13,500 litres. Demonstrating sound plans for the future, judges felt Charles had a clear focus for making further improvements in the future. HIGHLY COMMENDED - R&W Gidlow, Springwood Farm, Paul, George, Joanne & Alex Gidlow.
You can read more about Charles in the November edition of British Dairying. If you would like to enter this award in 2024, please contact the organisers e: caroline@calderwood.cc
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Latest update Predicta GUARDIAN - "Economic Autoconfigurator"
"With the latest revolutionary "Economic Autoconfigurator" feature in Predicta GUARDIAN the disease cost and prevention is now also taken into account to give its user the most economic sensitivity level (likelihood of diseases) of a particular disease prediction. More than ever, vets and farmers are now in a position to take a more informed dry cow management decision and be on top of their game" states Dr. Armin Pearn, Head of Insights at Dairy Data Warehouse.
Predicta GUARDIAN is the farmer flagship product from Dairy Data Warehouse aimed at helping dairy farms be more profitable and sustainable by managing their transition cow disease. Predicta GUARDIAN uses the power of artificial intelligence to analyze previous lactations, milk meter or milk recording readings and reproduction data to identify cows at risk of developing transition cow diseases. Farmers and/or vets will then receive Whatsapp alerts of these individual cows weeks before the disease occurrence. This aids vets and farmers with their dry cow management.
The web application is always at the top of its game, striving to offer more to its users and now features an "Economic Autoconfigurator". This feature takes into account disease incidence, disease and prevention cost and selects for each disease the economically most optimal sensitivity setting of the respective disease model. The user does not need to worry if the model's sensitivity setting (likelihood of a disease occurring) is aligned with his/her herd as Predicta GUARDIAN is able to do it for them. This assists in making an informed decision for a more sustainable and profitable herd.
Follow Predicta GUARDIAN for more information on how Predicta GUARDIAN can help improve your herd's profitability and manage transition cow diseases.
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UK - CAFRE Dairy Technology Demonstration Farmer Philip Kyle welcomes farmers
Over the past year the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) organised a series of more than 160 TDF training events at TDFs right across Northern Ireland in the Dairy, Beef, Sheep, Crop, Environmental and Pig sectors with excellent feedback and CAFRE is continuing to take bookings for future visits to all of its TDF farms.
One of the most popular Dairy TDFs is Philip Kyle's at Aughnacloy, Co Tyrone who was appointed under the theme Feed Efficiency. The Kyle family farm comprises 90 milking cows in an all-year-round calving system. In 2014 the decision was taken to reduce cow numbers and focus on maximising milk from forage. As a result, meal fed per cow has reduced, annual milk production per cow has increased, as well as total litres sold and profitability.
Philip says: "I am passionate about farming and am always trying to improve the business with the main focus on being able to maximise of use of one the main resources on the farm i.e. grass. I also enjoy welcoming groups of farmers on to our farm such as a recent group from the North West. This gives me the opportunity to explain what we are doing on the farm and to promote discussion on many different aspects of our farming practices including grassland management. I am looking forward to having many other groups visit us in the days ahead."
Details of all the TDFs and how to book a visit are available on the CAFRE website. At the moment CAFRE is taking group bookings only by emailing kt.admin@daera-ni.gov.uk.
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US - Minimum dairy pricing policy could expand milk production, affect water quality
A dairy pricing policy originally proposed at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic could have resulted in dairy farmers getting 10% more for their products if the policy had been passed, according to a Penn State study in the US. The research, led by College of Agricultural Sciences researchers and based on a model of livestock production in the Chesapeake Bay watershed, found that this price increase could have led to an approximately 13% expansion of the local dairy industry.
Additionally, the model suggested that an increase in livestock production also would lead to an increase of manure leaching into the waterways, which would result in more nitrogen emissions but fewer phosphorus emissions. The findings were published in the Journal of the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association. "Our findings give insight into how pricing policy could impact regional livestock production in the US, including during times of crisis," said Zeya Zhang, a research fellow at the University of Auckland who worked on the study while he was a postdoctoral researcher at Penn State. "Such policies can have not only economic effects, but environmental ones, as well."
According to the researchers, the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 caused milk prices to plummet as schools and restaurants closed. In response, the Dairy Cooperative Marketing Association asked the USDA to establish a minimum pricing policy, effective through the summer of that year, to help struggling dairy farmers. While the request was rejected, the researchers said a minimum pricing policy continues to be appealing to farmers. They said that the COVID-19 pandemic, when combined with the effects of a milk pricing formula introduced in a farm bill that took effect in April 2019, led to an estimated USD725 million loss for milk producers.
David Abler, professor of agricultural, environmental and regional economics, and demography, said the research team wanted to create a model to study both the short-term and the long-term effects of a dairy pricing policy like the one proposed at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more
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Netherlands - GEA and Unilever partner on dairy farm sustainability
GEA has teamed up with Unilever to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) in dairy farming by installing GEA's new manure enricher solution, ProManure E2950. During the initial phase of the partnership, GEA will install four units on Dutch farms that supply milk to Unilever. Over a one-year period, the data of these systems will be analysed to measure their impact on Unilever's carbon footprint.
Unilever and GEA will assess and scale up the potential of the system to significantly reduce GHG emissions throughout the milk production process, aiming to improve Unilever's sustainability across its value chain. According to GEA, its manure enricher enables dairy farms to produce environmentally friendly organic fertiliser locally on their farms just with their livestock slurry, air and electricity. Nitrogen from the air is added into the manure through plasma technology. At the same time, the manure enricher technology utilises all available nutrients on the farm by reducing ammonia losses that typically occur during storage and field application by up to 95%. Nutrients, including increased nitrogen, are available to the plants immediately in a targeted manner to support plant growth.
GEA said that crop yield can be increased by up to 40% using the solution, compared to untreated manure. Methane emissions from manure and storage are also eliminated during the process. The company stated that all of these effects can reduce a farm's overall carbon footprint by up to 30%. Eric Soubeiran, Managing Director of the Climate and Nature Fund at Unilever, said: "By implementing this technology, we are deploying our regenerative strategy and support significant reduction of the carbon footprint of our dairy ingredients. This ultimately provides more sustainable products for our consumers."
Foodbev.com
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UK - Trident MicroNutri brand launched at Dairy Day 2023
Re-brand supports continued growth in the supply of ruminant feed additives
AB Agri has introduced the brand Trident MicroNutri as the new name for its rapidly expanding ruminant business, supplying feed additives across GB & Ireland. The brand was introduced during Dairy Day 2023 at Telford, Shropshire on 13 September. Previously operating under AB Vista GB&I, the rebrand to Trident MicroNutri will help support the continued growth of the business, specialising in the supply and distribution of industry-leading ruminant feed additives, helping to improve animal performance and maximise ROI.
The move also sees the operation become more closely aligned to the existing AB Agri ruminant B2B business, Trident Feeds, in a move that promises to further support and enhance customer and supplier experiences. "Following research with our customers, the new re-brand promises to help further enhance the overall customer experience, based on our core values of scientific knowledge, technical expertise and setting industry standards," explains Marie Stephenson, Head of Commercial for AB Agri.
"The move also helps us to draw on the Trident brand values of responsiveness, reliability and trust, and we feel this will help to further improve brand knowledge at farm level, increasing the team's visibility on farm," she adds. The team will continue to work alongside partners including AB Vista to develop and distribute new products and services, while the support of Trident will help to deliver even more comprehensive, effective and sustainable solutions for diverse operations.
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Young Dairy Farmer of the Year Announced
Sponsored by Kite Consulting
WINNER - Charlotte West, Stocken Farm
Charlotte's submission showed a mind that was considering every aspect of both her role and others in the team at Stocken Farm, and re-evaluating what she saw on the farm, how things worked and how things could be improved, including herself and the way she was perceived. Effective communications within the team driving an understanding at all levels of where good calf protocols end up in business terms.
HIGHLY COMMENDED - Patrick Morris-Eyton, Morris-Eyton & Son, Beckside
COMMENDED - Charles George, Brynhyfryd Herd
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Investment for All Things Butter
New British organic butter brand, All Things Butter, co-founded by chef Thomas Straker and Toby Hopkinson, has secured a pre-seed funding of over £530,000 ahead of its launch this November. The organic butter brand aims to disrupt the traditional, heritage-led dairy industry, it states, with the first chef-led approach that introduces a flavour range, puts British farming at the forefront, and donates 1% revenue to support the British agricultural industry. Chef Thomas Straker holds a growing social following of over 4 million, which shot to fame over lockdown through a viral social series 'All Things Butter'. Allthingsbutter.co.uk
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High Performance Dairy Farmer of the Year Announced
Sponsored by Arla Foods
WINNER - Rea & Son, Woodfields Farm, Jim & Sheila Hitchon, Sarah Davies.
Annual average milk yields of 12,866 from 170 pedigree Holsteins, the Hitchons demonstrated high production levels with good constituents; productive grassland management and excellent feed efficiency, whilst focussed on cow health and managing biodiversity on the farm, said judges.
HIGHLY COMMENDED - M&C Davies, New House Farm, Mark & Caroline Davies
COMMENDED - PJ & PE Ashley, Meadow Bank Farm, Ruth & Stephen Ashley
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