DairyCo News

Open Farm Sunday success

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 17:42:20 GMT

More dairy farms than ever opened their gates for Open Farm Sunday on 9 June, welcoming thousands of visitors to discover the story behind our food and demonstrate their support for British farmers.

Cheese comes from plants and fish fingers are made of chicken

Mon, 03 Jun 2013 10:19:50 GMT

Research conducted by the British Nutrition Foundation (BNF) among over 27,500 children across the UK, shows that nearly a third (29 per cent) of primary school children think that cheese comes from plants, one in ten secondary school children believe that tomatoes grow under the ground, and nearly one in five (18 per cent) primary school children say that fish fingers come from chicken.

City Dweller's Guide to the Countryside

Thu, 04 Apr 2013 14:34:49 GMT

Are you making the most of the homegrown source of everyday goodness that dairy farms and beyond deliver for us daily?

Milk race

Tue, 02 Apr 2013 11:41:21 GMT

The legendary cycling event The Milk Race is to make a return to the British sporting calendar after a 20-year absence, The Dairy Council has announced.

'Cow of the Year'

Mon, 11 Mar 2013 11:30:41 GMT

Gourmet yoghurt brand The Collective is looking for a beauty queen with a fetching face, long lashes and a sweet temperament to take away star prize at a very special beauty pageant…for cows.

Open Farm Sunday – 9th June 2013

Tue, 26 Feb 2013 16:12:56 GMT

Discover the story behind your food and find out more about the countryside, by making a date with Open Farm Sunday on the 9^th June.

Plenty of bulls: dairy farmers play cupid for cows

Mon, 11 Feb 2013 10:16:32 GMT

It may sound like a load of bull, but technology-savvy dairy farmers are using online dating programmes to find the perfect match for their cows.

Dairy Farmers on TV

Fri, 11 Jan 2013 11:24:27 GMT

Channel 4 starts a new series, First Time Farmers this week, looking at all aspects of farming life by taking the perspective of the younger generations, including three aspiring dairy farmers.

Young dairy farmer has the winning formula

Tue, 08 Jan 2013 15:40:40 GMT

By winning the first Farmers Weekly Farmers Apprentice competition, dairy enthusiast George Brown received £10k but he also showed that you do not have to be a farmer's son or daughter to aim for a career in agriculture.

Dairy farmer wins top TV award

Thu, 29 Nov 2012 10:31:57 GMT

Dairy farmer wins top TV award

Dairy farming was celebrated on Wednesday 28 November at the prestigious BBC Food and Farming Awards as no less than three dairy farmers found themselves among the nominees at the star-studded ceremony.