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Arla to increase its milk price for April
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Arla will increase the price it pays its UK members to 25.8ppl.

News should act as a 'wake up call' to other processors - NFU

Dairy company Arla has announced it will raise its milk price for April, making it the first major milk buyer in the UK to increase its price for many months.

National Farmers Union (NFU) said the news should act as a "wake up call" for other processors.

Milk prices have fallen rapidly over the past six months, with devastating consequences for many farmers, some of whom have even been forced to leave the industry.

Arla will increase the price it pays to its UK members by 0.83 pence per litre (ppl) from 30 March. This will take the company's standard litre price to 25.8ppl.

Commenting on the increase, Ash Amirahmadi, Arla's head of UK milk and member services, said: “The markets have shown an upward trend recently, in particular due to a reduction in milk production in parts of Europe and New Zealand."

In response, NFU's dairy board chairman Rob Harrison, said: "At last we have seen a UK milk price follow the upward motions of market indicators over recent weeks. Farmers have been seeing rising wholesale prices almost across the board with no sign yet of this feeding back to milk cheques, but we must see income returning to the farm gate quickly in order to save the industry from further devastation."

Mr Harrison said it is now more essential than ever that trust is rebuilt between processors, farmers and retailers.

Processors "cannot hold on to increasing returns at a time when farmers are suffering monumental losses of income, we must see returns to the farm gate immediately," he added.

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BSAVA's new president starts role

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 Julian Hoad has been confirmed as the new president of the British Small Animal Veterinary Association (BSAVA), taking over from Carl Gorman.

The veterinary surgeon is the BSAVA's 67th president, and has described stepping into the role as the pinnacle of his veterinary career.

Speaking at the BSAVA's AGM, Dr Hoad said: "I really do believe that the BSAVA will continue to go from strength to strength and will continue to maintain its relevance and position as the indispensable voice of the small animal veterinary profession." 

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Rise in temperature means increased bluetongue risk

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has warned that the recent rise in temperature means there is now an increased risk of bluetongue in England.

Although there have been no confirmed cases of the disease since March, the most recent risk assessment found that there is a very high probability of the virus being brought over by windborne midges from northern Europe.

Farms along the east and south coast of England, from Norfolk to East Sussex, are at the highest risk. Farmers are being asked to monitor their animals regularly for signs of the virus.

UK chief veterinary officer Christine Middlemiss said: "We know that the likelihood of bluetongue virus entering Great Britain is increasing and so I would urge farmers to remain vigilant and report any suspicions to the Animal and Plant Health Agency."