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February 2012
3rd February 2012 Including: Muller resignation floodgates
open & Super Bowl Milk Moustache ad
January 2012
27th January 2012 Including:
Auction results ease & Surprise hurdle for Temple to jump.
20th January 2012 Including: Mullers cash bid for Wiseman in accepted and
Semex turn towards tomorrow.
13th January 2012 Including:
Wiseman shares rally as Muller Dairy takeover bid is confirmed & Tesco
ditch First Milk deal.
6th January 2012 Including: New Year bombshell for Muller
& Meadow Foods report very healthy results.
December
2011
23rd December 2011 Including:
Final 2011 milk auction comes off the boil & Mixed results in final global
dairy auction.
15th December 2011 Including:
November milk production & Wind Farm Poll
9th December 2011 Including: World dairy auction prices rocket up 3.3% and
minimal joy in EU dairy package
2nd December 2011 Including:
Job cuts at Muller factory & Are Alaister Mac’s election aspirations back
on track?
November
2011
25th November 2011 Including:
Record breaking 6ppl milk on sale & Milk Link recruitment claims not as
first read
18th November 2011 Including:
Three year milk battle estimated to cost a whopping £2.5m plus &
Reorganisation at the top of Dairy Crest
11th November 2011 Including:
Dairy Crest liquid results are sour & Arla Milk Partnership annual accounts
are out
4th November 2011 Including:
Co-ops both make half year trading statements and World Commodity auction
prices are a mixed bag
October 2011
28th October 2011 Including:
Various price increases & Matthew Turnbull, AFMP Director 1993-2009.
21st October 2011 Including: Correction & Apology – reference Cymru
Dairy & Milk Link price increase.
14th October 2011 Including: Various prices rises
& NFU dilemma as
September
2011
30th September 2011 Including:
Milk price increases & £20million milk link cheese plant investment.
23rd September 2011 Including: Milk prices increases & milk auction
results almost a stand on.
16th September 2011 Including:
Further Milk price increases & Knowing when to keep your mouth shut!
5th September 2011 Including:
Milk auction averages a record breaking 29.53ppl & questions for Tesco ahead
of potential PR gaff
August 2011
26th August 2011 Including:
1.85ppl price increase for Wiseman producers & will towards 2ppl be
sufficient to gurantee supplies?
19th August 2011 Including: Are
You Proud of Dairy? Milk price increases.
12th August 2011 Including:
£50million OFT fines will not be paid to farmers & First Milks end of year
results.
8th August 2011 Including:
Global auction prices stable & Doorstep milk sold for £2.25 litres plus 15p
delivery charge
July 2011
29nd July 2011 Including: This weeks unbelievable offer & 30ppl
milk price smashed by Marks & Spencer.
22nd July 2011 Including: Milk
auction prices up 6% to almost 30ppl & First Milks financial results.
15th July 2011 Including: Dairy
Co Datum bulletin under fire & Gang master criminal trial date set.
8th July 2011 Including:
Auction prices down & Welsh Co-op accounts infuriate supplying farmers.
June 2011
24th June 2011 Including:
Auction prices up again & Yorkshire dairy farmers trip to
17th June 2011 Including:
Actuion prices are a mixed bag of tricks & Tesco lead is once again closely
followed by its closest rivals.
10th June 2011 Including: May
production figures & NFU’s director of communications quits again.
3rd June 2011 Including: Milk
quota available and Arla cannot afford to ignore survey results.
May 2011
27th May 2011 Including:
Monthly milk auction prices up 0.67ppl & First Milk announce a significant
acquision
20th May 2011 Including: Auction prices almost stand on and Wisemans
and Dairy Crest announce end of year results
13th May 2011 Including: April production rockets up 53.6m litres
& 1 billion litre super dairy plans submitted.
6th May 2011 Including: NFUS pricing formula road show attracts
farmer support & so what’s the deal for Tesco producers?
April 2011
29th April 2011 Including: 0.3ppl Lactalis price rise rejected &
AHDB/Dairy Co Conference
22nd April 2011 Including:
Scottish NFU provide leadership and a potential solution to market related milk
pricing & tributes to John Round
15th April 2011 Including: What is Dairy Crest’s master plan? And
Wiseman & Arla Tweaks
8th April 2011 Including:
Blaydon dairy set to close and Fylde Dairies the subject of a witch hunt.
1st April 2011 Including: Dairy Crest & Milk & More brand
renamed Milk & Less and more illegal workers arrested in
March 2011
25th March 2011 Including: various milk prices & After 25 years his
nibs nabs Big Cheese Award.
18th March 2011 Including: Have
world community auction prices peaked? & Wiseman gain Co-op group milk
business.
11th March 2011 Including:
First Milk announce two producer price increases & Bad week for Freshways
4th March 2011 Including:
International auction prices exert pressure at home & Health results for
Arla
February 2011
25th February 2011 Including:
Auction prices get close to 30ppl & Dairy Crest Direct come away with a
promise
18th February 2011 Including:
Time for Dairy Crest Direct and Wisemans to put their money where their mouths
are & Various milk price increases
11th February 2011 Including:
4th February 2011 Including:
Several milk price increases & It’s time key questions were put to
Parliament.
January 2011
28th January 2011 Including:
Wiseman closures and redundancies & Dairy Farm inspections to drop by 75%
but producer numbers are wrong.
21st January 2011 Including:
Auction tops 29ppl as it continues onwards and upwards & Cuddle up to FFA story
1 & 2
14th January 2011 Including:
1ppl milk price increase from Milk Link is pivotal & First Milk investment
payout
7th January 2011 Including:
Dairy Crest seek a 27ppl minimum for non-alligned suppliers & Nocton get
tough on Mickey Mouse information
December 2010
24th
December 2010 Including: Trouble for
17th
December 2010 Including: Asda pour petrol on raging fire & more
bloodshed as Dairy Crest knock 4 dairies out
10th
December 2010 Including: NFU Chairman not in hibernation but certainly off
the pace & production continues to rise
3rd
December 2010 Including: The net closes in on bogus dairy & Tell
DEFRA! Don’t let your badger views fall on deaf ears!
November 2010
26th November 2010 Including:
Angry farmers in Southern Ireland & Farmers must demonstrate support for TB
proposals
19th November 2010 Including:
12th November 2010 Including:
Tesco switch to Dairy Crest confirmed & Same tune same story 17 years on
5th November 2010 Including:
Tesco and Dairy Crest take the p**s and Milk Link looks healthy
October 2010
29th October 2010 Including:
Trick or Treat Tesco style and Arla brace Tesco producers for cut backs.
22nd October 2010 Including:
Milk auction rocks up to average 29ppl and 1200 dairy farmers & 250
tractors in protest
18th October 2010 Including:
New executioner at Arla and
8th October 2010 Including:
Familiar name joins Dairy Crest Board & European Dairy Farm demonstrations
1st October 2010 Including: Several price
increases & Morrisons surprise announcement
September 2010
24th September 2010 Including: 0.5ppl Dairy Crest milk price increase &
NFU wants one member one vote on Arla investment
17th September 2010 Including:
1.28ppl milk price increase from Tesco & new partner in Westbury dairies
limited
10th September 2010 Including:
NFU dairy position under fire & further changes to First Milks resignation
terms.
3rd September 2010 Including:
Arlas profits very healthy and £1 million Co-op cheese marketing campaign
August 2010
27th August 2010 Including:
Auction results dip further & Swift response to Arla’s proposed £70 million
interest free loan proposal
20th August 2010 Including:
Worlds biggest 1 billion litre dairy becomes reality & First Milks annual results
13th August 2010 Including:
Northern Ireland milk prices ‘disconnect’ from lagging GB prices &
Government U turn on plans to scrap school milk
6th August 2010 Including:
First Milk resigners unhappy that no further increases will come their way and
Milk and Meat from cloned cows.
July 2010
30th July 2010 Including: FFA
and International rescue return on August 1st and Westbury deal
imminant
23rd July 2010 Including:
United auction results and Co-op losses reversed
16th July 2010 Including:
Positive view of world dairy prospects & GM crop cop out
9th July 2010 Including: June
Milk Production & Farmer demonstrations
2nd July 2010 Including: Dairy
Co loses data and High court judges to decide on Welsh badger cull
June 2010
25th June 2010 Including:
Various milk price increases & UDF Auction results
18th June 2010 Including: High
Level Group final report on milk & Johal loses yet another court battle
11th June 2010 Including: May
Production up 34.7m litres & NFU’s great milk robbery
4th June 2010 Including: First Milks 1st June price
increases & wholesale dairy companies over discount milk prices
May 2010
28th
May 2010 Including: £3.3
million interest payment to Milk Link members & £162m slashed off DFRA’s
2010/11 budget
21st
May 2010 Including:
Milk auction prices continue to head north and How long will farmers sit back
and watch others pocket the market gains?
14th
May 2010 Including:
Dutch dairy prices continue to head onwards and updwards & April production
down 9.7m litres on 12 months ago
7th
May 2010 Including: Auction
prices level & NFU scores own goal on farm workers.
April 2010
30th April 2010 Including:
several milk price rises and
23rd April 2010 Including:
Auction prices continue to march onwards & upwards &
16th April 2010 Including: An
opportunity to support the air ambulance & Dairy farmers intensions show a
small glimmer of light
9th April 2010 Including: World auction prices rocket up by almost 25%
and Dutch commodity prices reflect shortage of product.
2nd April 2010 Including:
Trouble in not so glorious
March 2010
26th
March 2010 Including: Tesco
adjustments should not be followed by other opportunist buyers and DFB the
final chapter
19th
March 2010 Including:
First Milk to close Islands Creamery & 1.1ppl price increase to
12th
March 2010 Including: Around
200 ASDA producers lose retailer premium & warning over return of RLE1
entitlement transfer forms!
5th
March 2010 Including: DEFRA allocates £26m equally to all dairy famers and
Morrisons and First Milk on farm initiative
February 2010
26th
February 2010 Including: Dairy Co Company report hits the radar and NFU conference
19th
February 2010 Including:
It’s crucial the NFU council make the right choice & Magic Malcolm closes
DFB oral evidence
5th
February 2010 Including:
Commodity auction prices up 76% in 12 months & Philip Moody is a rat and
Rob Knight couldn’t run a bath!
January 2010
29th January 2010 Including: Old
habits die hard as Sainsburys turn to Arla for liquid milk and NFU dairy farmer
representative summit call
22nd January 2010 Including:
EFRA enquiry in to DFB calls Smith & Yates and Allocation of £25m to
15th January 2010 Including:
Another blow with HMRC decision which will cost DFOB suppliers millions &
More chillie spice added to NFU elections
8th January 2010 Including: 7% drop in world auction prices & Wiseman
sets the record straight over milk import concerns
December 2009
24th December 2009 Including:
Hallejlujah as Knight, Moody and Cooksey are called to give evidence &
Further oral evidence in the pipeline
18th December 2009 Including:
0.25ppl price increase for Dairy Crest suppliers & double award celebration
for Belton Cheese
11th December 2009 Including:
Milk production is slowly increasing & Threat to close down Arla’s
4th December 2009 Including:
World auction prices up 95% in 5 months & First scalp to roll at First Milk
November 2009
27th November 2009 Including:
Milk auction continues to rise to average 28.52ppl & Milk price increase
for Arla producers but not to
20th November 2009 Including: First Milk
dispose of some precious family silver & billion litre super dairy
6th November 2009 Including: World auction
prices up 88% in only 4 months & EFRA enquiry moves in the right direction
October 2009
30th October 2009 Including: EFRA enquiry into collapse of DFB part 3 ends
as a company act & Will Mustoe cut the mustard with his big First Milk
shake up
23rd October 2009 Including: €280 million headline price in dairy
farmers’s package & Granchester defended DFB’s governance and Director
training
16th October 2009 Including: New external chairman signals new chapter in
co-ops future & How did DFB get it so wrong?
9th October 2009 Including:
2nd October 2009 Including:
Milk prices round-up & Chin-up Mr Shearlaw
September 2009
25th September 2009 Including: Tesco cut price, but only marginally and
First Milk loses £7m
18th September 2009 Including:
Get on line now and buy some milk in protest over Asda and Tesco promotion
& Milk Link start to cut deep with 93 redundancies
11th September 2009 Including:
First Milk’s Chairman resigns following head to head & French dairy farmers
go on mass milk strike
4th September 2009 Including: The co-ops lack of fair trade
for dairy farmers attracts BBCs attention & First Milk re-finance deal
August 2009
28th August 2009 Including: PWC confirm healthier milk payments post DFB
collapse & PWC report into DFB leaves more questions unanswered
21st August 2009 Including: Auction prices jump 10% in a month & DFOB
receivers report delayed.
14th August 2009 Including:
Clarification on 21.5ppl ex DFB milk sales & Trading Standards instruct
dairy to remove Welsh dragon.
7th August 2009 Including:
Victims of First Milk action group invite others to join & should Arla walk
away scot free?
July 2009
31st July 2009 Including: 3.4ppl milk price cut from First Milk stuns
producers & 0.5ppl milk price cut from Milk Link
24th July 2009 Including:
Possibility of on-farm quotas from commission report & Red card shown to
Johal and Druces
17th July 2009 Including: 0.3ppl milk price rise from Wisemans &
PWC successfully exit from milk brokering
10th July 2009 Including: Royal
show ends on a low point as the old dog is finally put to sleep and Ex-DFB
members receipt 18.4ppl from Arla
3rd July 2009 Including: Tesco
slash prices & Good News Story 1, 2, 3 & 4
June 2009
26th
June 2009 Including:
0.5ppl milk price cut from Dairy Crest from 1st July and imports
from across the EU are a threat
19th
June 2009 Including: 10p price for sickened DFB members and Freshways
response to judge’s decision
12th
June 2009 Including:
Court Judgment highlights theft & bribery and DFB receiver closes Blaydon
and Bridgend
5th
June 2009 Including: Dairy Farmers of
May 2009
29th May 2009 Including:
22nd May 2009 Including: Dairy
Farmers of
15th May 2009 Including: WMP Auction prices down 4.1% & First Milk returns to having an English
Board member
8th May 2009 Including: Urgent
call for all dairy farmers and industry associates & DIN conference
delegates and speakers are cautiously optimistic
1st May 2009 Including: Various
price price cuts and No32 in the Rich List – Lord Grantchester DFB
April 2009
24th April 2009 Incuding: Various milk prices cuts & Chief Executive of DFB
leaves with minimal recognition
17th
April 2009 including:
10th
April 2009 including: DFB end of up with a bloody nose in the high court
& Have your say: should HSBC stop the French invasion…
3rd
April 2009 Including: several price cuts and Surgery within Arla’s partnership
board sparks speculation
March 2009
27th
March 2009 Including: Tesco confirm the true cost of production & DFB
get thumbs down as it seeks to salvage what it can
20th
March 2009 Including: 7 days in the life of DFB may feature the 3 D’s and
Co-Ops milk pensions come in to the ring
13th
March 2009 Including: Will it be
mission impossible for DFB on loanstock vote? & Co-op liquid milk contract
adds further pressure to DFB
6th March
2009 Including: £70m debt for equity
swap at DFB is latest move & Fair Trade for Cadbury Dairy Milk
February 2009
27th
February 2009 Including: Arla
profits almost 40% below expectations and British Retail Consortium’s comments
grate
20th
February 2009 Including: NFU
conference review and Italians attempt to prevent further declines in famous
cheese retail prices
13th
February 2009 Including: The for
sale board at Dairy Farmers of Britain & Cumberland Cheese factory closes
6th
February 2009 Including: Hail to National Dairy Week and World dairy prices
still heading South
January 2009
30th
January 2009 Including: Milk price
cuts & Arla to invest £70million in
23rd
January 2009 Including: Milk auction
prices up almost 2ppl & Freshways appear to have surplus milk at low prices
16th
January 2009 Including Semex Conference and Sad Sudden death of
2nd
January 2009 Including 4.1ppl price cut from United Dairy Farmers for
November milk & Dairy boss faces death penalty
December 2008
19th
December 2008 Including: The £ sinks to new record low & Dairy Crest
shares reached £2 plus
12th
December 2008 Including: Meadow shadowing DFB member & Arla profit
warning
5th
December 2008 Including: Dairy Crest shares continue to head South &
NFU in the firing line with selective press release
November 2008
28th
November 2008 Including:Black Friday as 2ppl drop makes DFB the first
21st
November 2008 Including: Milk auction continues to plunge South &
Paynes announce what is likely to be final milk price increase
14th
November 2008 Including: Seismic changes at DFOB & milk production
continues to head South
7th
November 2008 Including; DFB top
Executive leaves at short notice & Dairy Crest to cut transport costs
October 2008
31st
October 2008 Including:
Does Wisemans + First Milk = DFB members future? & Black Cheese from
Arla
24th
October 2008 Including: 1ppl milk price increase from Sainsburys
& Disaster as milk auction averages on 18ppl
17th
October 2008 Including: OFT closes case against Scottish
Dairies & Letter from DFB to it’s farmers (15th October)
10th
October 2008 Including:
3rd
October 2008 Including: 0.75ppl Tesco increase to a
28.75ppl base price & Key points before farmers sign up to Promar
September 2008
26th
September 2008 Including: Tesco wraps Lactalis over the
knuckles and First Milk year end results Key Points.
19th
September 2008 Including All eyes will be on next
weeks milk auction & Tesco could save £3m and pay Promar a bonus.
12th
September 2008 Including: Milk production down
18.1 million litres in August & Milk Link sells Staplemead to French dairy
5th
September 2008 Including: Promar/Genus under the spotlight & Tesco
accused of tax avoidance.
August 2008
29th
August 2008 Including: Wisemans and
Tescos facing producer notices as do Promar & Sainsburys crash branded milk
to £1.00 for 4 pints
22nd
August 2008 Including: Milk auction fairs well but volumes were down &
Farmer suggests clearing Tescos shelves of Fresh’n’Lo milk
15th
August 2008 Including: Black Monday as Tesco’s slash 26% off milk price
& French invasion to snatch
8th
August 2008 Including: DFOB Annual Results show sliding profits &
slight surge in milk quota trading.
1st
August 2008 Including: 1ppl milk price increase for First Milk & Fire
your questions to Ian Potter
July 2008
25th
July 2008 Including: 3ppl price increase for First Milk
members &
18th
July 2008 Including: High court victory is a blow to
DEFRA & Dairy Crest shares rally up to over £4.
11th
July 2008 Including: June Production figures & 1ppl
bonus for Cumbrian producers.
4th
July 2008 Including: No to Badger cull & School Milk
information for farmers.
June 2008
27th
June 2008 Including: 4ppl milk price drop for Orkney
producers & trading in milk futures is imminent.
20th
June 2008 Including: Arla follow
Dairy Crest with 0.3ppl rise & European Dairy Farmers Congress in
13th
June 2008 Including: Average farmgate price almost 25ppl
& Ex-farm organic milk price increase from Arla.
6th
June 2008 Including:European milk strike ends & May
production figures.
May 2008
30th
May 2008 Including: Asda deal on discounted milk &
Arla to close
23rd
May 2008 Including: Morrisons hit the headlines &
Farmers should be up in arms with retailers.
16th
May 2008 Including: Wiseman share price tumble, £9m payout
to Arla farmers as ground breaking joint venture…..
9th
May 2008 Including: Who knows the ARla milk price
for April Deliveries? and DFB confirm negative assets of £6.8m
2nd
May 2008 Including:
Dairy farmer numbers will drop below 10,000 this summer & DFB exit Westbury
April 2008
25th
April 2008 Including: Dairy Crest moves cheese producer
milk price up & Dairy Crest raise doorstep price by 4p.
18th
April 2008 Including: Wiseman flex their muscles by
imposing new contract terms & arla give vouchers for snow to Eskimos.
11th
April 2008 Including: Another Successful DIN conference
and a gathering of the great and the good from the world dairy industry.
4th
April 2008 Including: Scottish NFU accuses
milk purchasers of dithering & Surge in Captive bolt gun sales
March 2008
28th March 2008 Including:
Tesco Price increases 0.5ppl to 28ppl & Arla buy time on two counts.
20th March 2008 Including:
Tesco concludes April to September milk prices & milk auction records
22.61ppl average.
14th March 2008 Including:
Arla’s Tim Smith takes the cream with £3.5m bonanza & up to 85 jobs axed by
Milk Link.
7th March 2008 Including:
Kite warn of potential switch to spring calving & Neil Kennedy to captain
Milk Link tanker.
February 2008
29th February 2008 Including: 28ppl contract from Muller ups
the pace & Arla profits weigh in at £90million.
22nd February 2008 Including: First Milk producers defect to
Wisemans & NFU AGM.
15th February 2008 Including: Cull cow market marches towards
£2.00/kg & OFT gets its knuckles wrapped.
8th February 2008 Including:
January production figures & 100 years of farming.
1st February 2008 Including:
Wiseman Lose 8m litre farmer board member & 0.5ppl increase for Arla.
January 2008
25th January 2008 Including:
18th January 2008 Including:
Meadow make right noises &
11th January 2008 Including:
Dairy company shares tumble & Free Entry to LAMMA Show
December 2007
21st December 2007 Including:
Ronald Akkerman – The Flying Dutchman sells out to Meadow Foods.
14th December 2007 Including:
Dairy Crest chairman quits after 7 months & NVZ regulation threat to you.
7th December 2007 Including: Fines of £116m can only be
detrimental to dairy farmers.
November 2007
30th November 2007 Including: DEFRA strike threat & Arla
loses more producers.
23rd November 2007 Including: 33ppl for NI’s United Dairy
Farmers & Mad Mills is at least consistent.
16th November 2007 Including: The Milkman Ltd kicks in at
29.5p nett & organic milk sales up 11.5%.
9th November 2007 Including:
Arla
2nd November 2007 Including:
Price rises & Arla
October 2007
26th October 2007 Including: Former dairy Crest and Aspatria
producers consult lawyers & Ians Diary
19th October 2007 Including: Arla on hunt for new members
& Italians told to pay up
12th October 2007 Including: FMD restrictions lifted from 17th
Oct. & Bluetongue
5th October 2007 Including: 2007 Single Payments boost &
Petition for financial compensation
September 2007
28th September 2007 Including:
21st September 2007
Including: OFT – on price fixing for milk
and dairy products & NFU & MDC Silent
14th September 2007 Including: 2007 Dairy Event at Stoneleigh
Park cancelled.
7th September 2007 Including: 27.5p from Tesco to Wiseman/Arla
producers & Ians Diary
August 2007
31st August 2007 Including: Co-ops
talk of mergers & AMPE and MCVE both pass 30ppl.
24th August 2007 Including: Scottish
farmers demand 25p by September & Calf export back on.
17th
August 2007 Including: Many stories
of milk price rises for producers
10th August 2007Including: MDC
Study & All change at Arla
3rd August 2007 Including: Record breaking
milk auction averages almost 35p. No Super Levy 2006/07
July 2007
27th July 2007 Including: 3 & 6 month fixed milk price
contracts – your views required.
20th July 2007 Including: Dairy Farmers and Spot Milk Selling
& Freshways price angers farmers.
13th July 2007 Including: 1.4ppl rise for Heler Cheese suppliers
& Royal Show site could be up for sale.
6th July 2007 Including: 28.71ppl average for milk auction & Tesco
Local Choice milk attracts Trading
standards
June 2007
29th June 2007 Including: Confirmed 0.5ppl First Milk price
increase & Waitrose joins green milk drive.
22nd June 2007 Including: Producer hits boiling point with Arla
tactics & Glanbia Cheese 0.5ppl price rise.
15th June 2007 Including: Spot milk sells for 28ppl+ & Tesco
to buy out Wiseman Dairies.
8th June 2007 Including: ASDA push on milk advertising and battle
with FSA & ASDA 4 litres for £2.00.
1st June 2007 Including: World milk prices are rocketing &
Gordon Brown effectively charges farmers
an extra 8.5% tax.
May 2007
25th May 2007 Including: Middle ground suicide sellers could
wreck the
18th May 2007 Including: Milk Direct increase is considered an
insult & dairy Crest closure of Totnes.
11th May 2007 Including: Dairy farmer numbers drop below 13,000
& Captive bolt guns available.
4th May 2007 Including: First Milk back dates milk price
increase & More good news for Arla.
April 2007
April 27th 2007 Including: Waitrose milk price & Nestle warning
over global milk price escalation.
April 24th 2007 Including: Will the new Arla boss be another Peter
the Great? 0.5ppl increase from Helers.
April 13th 2007 Including: Why no increase for Arla and the other
Dairy Crest suppliers.
April 5th 2007 Including: 22p litre from Tesco – to dedicated
suppliers & What about Sainsburys?
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