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The dairy industry must get better at marketing jobs on farm and make the workplace more appealing in order to prevent labour shortages next year, according to a dedicated labour expert.

The government’s 12 week consultation period with farmers and dairy producers on how to improve the fairness of milk contracts has come to an end. 

It's with great pleasure that we can announce that LKL’s very own James Picot, Regional Manager and Trainer extraordinaire is a winner of the RoSPA Health and Safety Influencer of the Year Award 2020.

Did you know it's Farm Safety Week (20th-24th July)? The annual campaign run by Farm Safety Partnership encourages farmers to raise the profile of safety during this week and see what safety improvements they can make on farm.

Arla Foods has revealed that it went to significant lengths to ensure its milk collection continued throughout the coronavirus outbreak. The dairy giant took the unusual decision to train dairy farmers in the safe transportation of milk as a contingency plan in case a significant percentage of their usual drivers went off sick with covid-19. 

The government’s farming minister, Victoria Prentis, has confirmed applications for a new dairy response fund will open on Thursday 18th June.

At the beginning of 2020, the team here at LKL decided to enter the annual RoSPA Health & Safety Awards to gauge a measure of our progress in health and safety. In April, we learnt that we had been awarded a prestigious RoSPA Silver Achievement Award. 

The Royal Association of British Dairy Farmers (RABDF) has announced that the annual Gold Cup open day will not be going ahead in July due to the coronavirus pandemic. Instead, the event – which draws over a thousand visitors – will take place in Spring 2021.

It is being highlighted that the biggest cost during the pandemic will be the rise in mental health illnesses with the requirement for lock down, increased feelings of anxiety and isolation. 

If a vet determines that they cannot be tested safely in accordance with social distancing, calves under 180 days old are temporarily exempt from bovine TB testing the government has announced.

One in three UK dairy farmers have found their supply chain severely impacted by coronavirus. Following some 1,800 urgent requests to local MPs from farmers across the UK, the government is now expected to discuss the possibility of a support package later this week. Officials say that this is likely to come in the form of a hardship fund, which could take the form of a targeted time-limited payment for farmers significantly impacted.

On this page we compile the most recent farm safety news bulletins affecting farm workers and labourers in the UK.