Dairy Farmer articles from December 2005

Dairy Farmer archives from December 2005

COMMENT: First step forward.(Brief Article)
December 14, 2005... It's now beginning to look that the lack of the customary spring flush in the earlier part of the year may not be wholly attributable to changing calving patterns but producers getting out. Now while they won't be taking all their cows with...

Levy board review meets with angry response from MDC.
December 14, 2005... The Milk Development Council slammed the findings of the recent levy board review as an `exceptionally bad deal for Britain's dairy farmers'. In particular it sees that some of the recommendations in Rosemary Radcliffe's review that "the...

Salary increase not that big.
December 14, 2005... In last month's Dairy Farmer article, Ian Potter stated that the salary for MDC chief executive Kevin Bellamy had increased by 45% in one year. DEFRA's MDC sector sponsor has pointed out that the information upon which this was based - a...

OFT turning spotlight on hard won price rise.
December 14, 2005... No sooner had the industry's outrage over the OFT's decision to refer the purchase of Scottish Milk Dairies by Wiseman (DF last month) died down than news broke of further OFT meddling in the industry - this time in relation to the recent...

Winner of Dairy Event calf.(John Wallbank achieved)(Brief Article)
December 14, 2005... Winner of our Dairy Event calf Styche Zenith Cactus 2 is Mr John Wallbank, Greenhurst Farm, Samlesbury, Lancashire, who correctly guessed the date of birth as July 9, 2005. Presenting the calf to Mr Wallbank is Peter Hollinshead (editor),...

Brand news.(Brief Article)
December 14, 2005... Milk Link has redesigned the packaging of its Moo brand to feature dairy cows, dairy farmers and their children. The new design will highlight to parents and kids "the benefits of drinking milk" and will also help "to re-ignite interest in...

Cell counting.(Brief Article)
December 14, 2005... Launched this week is a brand new robotic milker from Dutch-based Lely with a whole range of refinements and innovation. The Astronaut A3 will have individual vacuum and pulsation control for each quarter, individual cell count recording...

WTO set-back offering only temporary respite.
December 14, 2005... There will be no World Trade Organisation deal when trade ministers meet in Hong Kong next month - but the threat to European dairy farmers is still there and will almost certainly intensify when a deal is struck in 2006. The planned...

Cowman comment: Keeping an eye open for the puddle police.
December 14, 2005... This month, as always, our south-west correspondent John Trunch has some pretty strong views on politicians and the state of the industry. Read on... The last thing that I want to do as we approach Christmass (yes, that is how I spell it)...

Cowman comment: Milk Marque's tankers live on in hotter climes.
December 14, 2005... You will doubtless remember the blue, green and white livery as if it were yesterday, but why, asks our south-west correspondent Pat Bird, are so many former MM tankers now cropping up in Cyprus? How many beans make five? Or in our case,...

Cowman comment: Why two cows went down at calving.
December 14, 2005... This month our Scottish correspondent Donald McColm has been having problems with calving cows that seem reluctant to get back on their feet and is concerned about making sure that his SFP ends up in his pocket. Despite the rain the cows...

Breeding: Rankings hold steady as Test Day Model figures come on board.
December 14, 2005... After the teething troubles with the introduction of the new evaluation system, the November proof run heralded the first publication of Test Day Model figures for all bulls. Angela Rhodes takes a look at the movers and shakers in the rankings....

Breeding: New high type sires.
December 14, 2005... After most proof runs the top end of the type rankings sees little change but this time round pedigree breeders with an eye for high type have a number of newcomers to consider. While the top places are still held by Mesland Duplex, Weeton...

AGRITECHNICA: Mixer wagon highlight.(Trioliet)(Brief Article)
December 14, 2005... One of the mixer wagon highlights at the Hanover fairground included the first self-propelled version from Dutch firm Trioliet. Called the Triotrac and available in 1400 (14cu m), 1700 (17cu m) and 2000 (20cu m) versions, the main features...

AGRITECHNICA: New mixer wagon from JF-Stoll.(Brief Article)
December 14, 2005... In addition to a new logo and livery, visitors to the JF-Stoll stand might have seen the new VM 16-2 S twin vertical auger mixer wagon. A feature of this latest machine is that it is supplied as standard with the possibility to offer five...

AGRITECHNICA: Siloking Mayer's first self-propelled mixer wagon.(Brief Article)
December 14, 2005... Siloking Mayer's first self-propelled mixer wagon has created great interest because of its unusual rear wheel design. The two centrally positioned rear wheels replace the more conventional rear axle design, and, in addition to improving the...

AGRITECHNICA: Harry West looking to generate interest with contractors.(Brief Article)
December 14, 2005... Seko importer Harry West used Agritechnica to confirm that it is looking to generate interest with contractors to offer a self-propelled mixer wagon feeding service. Already increasing in popularity in Holland, Germany and Italy, Harry...

AGRITECHNICA: Interesting new development on the Strautmann stand.(Strautmann)(Brief Article)
December 14, 2005... The most interesting new development for the UK on the Strautmann stand was the Double 1500K. Dubbed as a compact machine that can be fitted with large tyre sizes, the fact that it is fitted with just a single driveline also makes it...

AGRITECHNICA: Compact but high capacity mixer wagon.(Brief Article)
December 14, 2005... Dairy units looking for a compact but high capacity mixer wagon might find Siloking Mayer's new 14cu m Duo 14 T of interest. Although the company has offered the smaller Duo 10 (a 10cu m capacity single vertical auger machine) for some...

AGRITECHNICA: Duo treatment.(Trioliet)(Brief Article)
December 14, 2005... The possibility of carrying out two tasks with a single machine is proving popular on many farms. The latest machine to get the duo treatment is the mixer wagon and Trioliet used the show to unveil its first wagon that is also capable of...

AGRITECHNICA: New design of mixing auger.(JF-Stoll )(Brief Article)
December 14, 2005... JF-Stoll now works with a new design of mixing auger. Instead of the more usual one piece construction, the new design comprises a series of welded and staggered sections. The company says that the technique increases the vibration effect...

AGRITECNICA: Kuhn mixer wagons.(Brief Article)
December 14, 2005... A feature of Kuhn's Euromix 1 80 series mixer wagons is that the angled gearbox drive to the mixing auger is the same as that used on the company's power harrows! When you consider that this is rated to 250hp, then it is clear that this is...

DFB set to introduce new Midlands premium.
December 14, 2005... Dairy Farmers of Britain is to pay a new 0.4ppl `Market Premium' to members in parts of Staffordshire, Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire, Warwickshire and Worcestershire. The new bonus, which is being initiated for...

More milk price cuts.(Brief Article)
December 14, 2005... With our milk price league table this month highlighting milk prices paid for milk supplied in Oct'05, Paynes Dairies, N Yorks, has confirmed it has cut its direct supply milk price by 0.35ppl from Oct'05. The reduction takes our standard -...

Uncertainty over Longslow.(Brief Article)
December 14, 2005... Longslow Food group was unable to pay its former direct suppliers the first of the four monthly instalments covering the six weeks milk outstanding (all of September and 14 days of October) on time last month due to what the company describes...

Wiseman to bring supply profile suspension forward.(Robert Wiseman)(Brief Article)
December 14, 2005... Despite revisions this summer to try and address the financial deficit of its supply profile scheme, Robert Wiseman has decided to bring the suspension of the scheme forward from the announced Mar'06 to the end of Dec'05. From Jan through...

Good Evans: Ronnie and Reggie make mincemeat of duck project.
December 14, 2005... Roger Evans would very much like to buy his grand-daughter a few ducks for the farm stream but there is one thing standing in the way, or more precisely two... The postman's just slipped an `extra' October issue of Dairy Farmer under the...