Tuesday, 15th May 2012

The Directors of the Company note the announcement made by PLUS Markets Group plc on 14 May 2012 regarding the orderly closure of the PLUS-quoted market over a period of up to six months. More

Wednesday, 2nd May 2012

Cows which achieved a lifetime yield of 100 tonnes during March are now available to view More

Monday, 2nd April 2012

National Milk Laboratories range of tests for the cattle disease Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD) has recently gained accreditation from UKAS (United Kingdom Accreditation Services).  The services, on offer from NML's Glasgow site, offer British beef and dairy producers a range of tests on tissue, blood and milk samples. More

Monday, 2nd April 2012

Qualifying herds are encouraged to enter this year's NMR/RABDF Gold Cup.  More than 450 herds "made the grade" and need to send in their completed entry forms by April 13, 2012 to RABDF. More

Tuesday, 20th March 2012

PAN Livestock Services have completed their study into the performance achieved by black and white herds in the UK for 2011.  More

Monday, 19th March 2012

Gerald Allsop's Enchmarsh Holstein herd, from Church Stretton in Shropshire, has moved into top place in the herd production rankings in NMR's Annual Production Report, which was published this week for the year ending September 2011. More

Tuesday, 13th March 2012

NMR's Annual Production Report for the year ending September 2011 has been published this week and shows that overall annual average somatic cell count and calving interval has dropped for the first time in a decade.   More

Wednesday, 29th February 2012

A smart collar which closely monitors the health of cows and sends the results back to farmers using mobile phone technology is being developed as part of a three-year project co-funded by the Technology Strategy Board. More

Tuesday, 28th February 2012

NMR and MyHealthyHerd have organised two one-day courses for vets this spring on Tuesday 24 April at Mere Court Hotel, Knutsford and Thursday 26 April at Taunton Racecourse, Somerset. More

Tuesday, 14th February 2012

This year's NMR/RABDF Gold Cup winner will be announced in September, shortly after the close of the London Olympics.  "In dairy circles, the Gold Cup carries at least the same weight as an Olympic Games Gold medal," says competition and RABDF Chairman David Cotton. More

Monday, 13th February 2012

February 2 saw the presentation of Cumbria Herd Competition awards after a gap of 10 years.  Held at Penrith's Roundthorn Country House Hotel, more than 100 guests, producers, sponsors and dairy advisers from across the region gathered to celebrate a year of achievement. More

Monday, 13th February 2012

NMR customers can rest assured that their milk records are meeting the toughest quality scrutiny of any worldwide milk recording organisation.  The company has recently been awarded the ICAR Certificate of Quality for Dairy Cattle Production Recording for the second time, which is unique in Europe. More

Wednesday, 8th February 2012

Speaking at the British Cattle Breeders Conference in Telford (January 25, 2012), National Milk Laboratories' director Ben Bartlett announced two four-year projects about to start that will build up a database of fatty acide profiles in milk and lead to the development of tools to help the producers and their adviser manage fatty acid production. More

Friday, 3rd February 2012

The electronic heat detection system Silent Herdsman, that has been available in the UK exclusively through NMR for the past two years, will now also be available through Genus ABS. More

Friday, 3rd February 2012

Johne's disease test results, past and present, recorded through the Herdwise surveillance service are now available through NMR's Herd Companion website. More

Friday, 27th January 2012

Producers should take a broader overview of their herd's performance and look for greater collaboration between different sources of technical advice according to James Hanks from PAN Livestock Services at the University of Reading. More