Mental Health - How Are You Feeling?

Mental Health - How Are You Feeling?

Posted on 20 Apr 2021
As we come out of lockdown, we are all realising that the world looks a bit different and we still have a long way to go to get back to 'normal'.
Yellow Wellies Launches Its 4th Annual #MindYourHead Campaign

Yellow Wellies Launches Its 4th Annual #MindYourHead Campaign

Posted on 15 Feb 2021
This week the Farm Safety Foundation - Yellow Wellies launches its 4th annual #MindYourHead campaign raising awareness about mental health in farming.  
Dairy Sector Must Act Now to Prevent Recruitment Crisis Next Year

Dairy Sector Must Act Now to Prevent Recruitment Crisis Next Year

Posted on 28 Oct 2020
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.
Government Asks Farmers - Is The Dairy Industry Fair?

Government Asks Farmers - Is The Dairy Industry Fair?

Posted on 17 Sep 2020
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. 
Meet our Health and Safety Influencer - RoSPA Award Winner

Meet our Health and Safety Influencer - RoSPA Award Winner

Posted on 19 Aug 2020
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.
Farm Safety Week 20th-24th July

Farm Safety Week 20th-24th July

Posted on 20 Jul 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 takes innovative steps to survive coronavirus

Arla takes innovative steps to survive coronavirus

Posted on 16 Jun 2020
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. 
Dairy farmers hit by coronavirus eligible for £10,000 relief fund

Dairy farmers hit by coronavirus eligible for £10,000 relief fund

Posted on 8 Jun 2020
The government’s farming minister, Victoria Prentis, has confirmed applications for a new dairy response fund will open on Thursday 18th June.
LKL receives a RoSPA health & safety silver achievement award

LKL receives a RoSPA health & safety silver achievement award

Posted on 1 Jun 2020
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. 
Gold Cup open day postponed until 2021

Gold Cup open day postponed until 2021

Posted on 29 May 2020
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.
Mental Health Awareness Week - dairy farmers & herdspeople

Mental Health Awareness Week - dairy farmers & herdspeople

Posted on 22 May 2020
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. 
bTB testing relaxed for calves 180 days and younger

bTB testing relaxed for calves 180 days and younger

Posted on 6 May 2020
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.

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