51AVÊÓÆµ

How to manage dairy farm profitability during periods of milk price volatility

Kite Consulting’s Tim Kneale, discusses how to navigate immediate cash flow challenges during this period of milk price pressure

Farmers Guardian
clock • 5 min read
Dairy businesses should be wary of making short-term changes without considering the long-term effects, warns Tim Kneale.
Image:

Dairy businesses should be wary of making short-term changes without considering the long-term effects, warns Tim Kneale.

Periods of tight margins and muted milk price movement are nothing new to the UK dairy industry. Most producers will have experienced cycles where milk prices have failed to keep pace with rising costs,...

To continue reading...

Already a member? Login for full access.

New to Farmers Guardian? Register for 1 free article per week or become a member for unlimited access to essential farming news and insights.

article-img-580x358

Ìý

More on Dairy

How Grassland micronutrients can support livestock health and performance

How Grassland micronutrients can support livestock health and performance

Providing animals with essential micronutrients will help support livestock health and performance, but how can farmers get this nutrition into animals before licks and supplements are required?

clock 31 July 2026 • 5 min read
Why you should rethink your dairy heifer inventory to boost financial return on-farm

Why you should rethink your dairy heifer inventory to boost financial return on-farm

A combination of genomic testing and applying strict targets for the use of sexed semen to control the number of heifers reared and entering the herd can increase the return on investment in heifer rearing

clock 29 July 2026 • 5 min read
How one Cornish dairy farm is keeping sight of its heritage

How one Cornish dairy farm is keeping sight of its heritage

From the dairy herd to the ice-cream production, every part of the Parker family's business has evolved to meet changing markets and rising expectations

clock 29 July 2026 • 8 min read