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Milk Manager News July 2024
Posted: Monday, 15 July 2024
Welcome to the July edition of Milk Manager News. If you prefer to download this document click the download button.
Along with the regular articles on milk and cereal market updates, this month we also have articles on why a calf won’t suckle, top performing dairy farmers, contagious mastitis, carbon, biodiversity and regenerative agriculture and are you species-rich?
Dates for Your Diary
- 9th – 12th July – Great Yorkshire Show. Great Yorkshire Showground, Railway Road, Harrogate, HG2 8NZ. Time: 8.00-18.00.
- 17th July – Best Foot Forward – Mobility and Foot Health Workshop. Norrieston Farm, Thornhill, Stirling, FK8 3QE. Time: 10.00-14.00. For more information and to register please visit: https://scottishdairyhub.org.uk/events/best-foot-forward-mobility-and-foot-health-workshop
- 20th July – First Milk Festival of Regenerative Farming. Myremill Farm, Maybole, Ayrshire, KA19 7JG. Time: 10.00-16.00. For more information please visit: https://www.firstmilk.co.uk/news/first-milk-festival-of-regenerative-farming/#:~:text=The%20First%20Milk%20Festival%20of,part%20of%20the%20climate%20solution.
- 22nd – 24th July – DIY AI Course, Ayrshire. For more information or to book your place please contact Stella Rutter at Embryonics Ltd on 01606 854411.
- 22nd – 25th July – Royal Welsh Show. Royal Welsh Showground, Llanelwedd, Builth Wells, Powys, LD2 3SY.
- 24th July – New Thinking for Tackling Health Challenges in Dairy Bred Calves. Webinar time 19.00-20.00. For more information and to register please visit: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_UUGZBVi6SGSYzKwFcdzWPg
- 27th July – UK Brown Swiss Celebration. Keder Barns, Mouswald, Dumfries, DG1 4LX. Start time: 10.00. To register for the event call 07710795585 or email: office@brownswiss.org
- 28th July – Calf Show and Showmanship 2024. Lanark Agricultural Centre, Muirglen, Hyndford Road, Lanark. ML11 9AX.
- 30th July – Ayrshire – Data Drives Dairy Decisions. Ayrshire Food Hub, Crossroads Roundabout, Hurlford, Kilmarnock, KA1 5JQ. Time 18.30-21.00. To book your place please visit: https://ahdb.org.uk/events/ayrshire-data-drives-dairy-decisions
- 31st July – Dumfriesshire – Data Drives Dairy Decisions. Hetland Hall, Carrutherstown, Dumfries, DG1 4JX. Time 18.30-21.00. To book your place please visit: https://ahdb.org.uk/events/dumfries-data-drives-dairy-decisions
For any further enquiries regarding the information in this newsletter please contact:
Lorna MacPherson (Dairy Consultant)
SAC Consulting
Ferguson Building
Craibstone Estate
Aberdeen
AB21 9YA
Email: lorna.macpherson@sac.co.uk
Tel: 01467 530445
Mobile: 07760 990901
© SAC Consulting 2024. SAC Consulting is a division of Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC).
Funded by the Scottish Government as part of the SRDP Farm Advisory Service.