DBL Buying Group

29/07/2026

📊 How does your cost of production compare?

With the latest 2025/26 Milk Cost of Production Report now released, join Bradley Causey from Old Mill and our own Allaster Dallas for a live webinar exploring the key findings and what they mean for your dairy business.

We'll be discussing:
🥛 The headline figures from this year's report
📈 What sets the top 10% of profitable dairy farms apart
🚜 The changing cost of doing business
🔮 Financial outlook and projections for 2026/27
💬 Plus, an interactive Q&A session where you can put your questions to the experts.

📅 Monday 10 August
🕐 1:00–2:00pm

Register here: cf52dd93-37a4-4bb7-b56c-5c224cc176e1@b94dca7d-8cc0-49e3-a00f-89a039ad5dbc" rel="ugc" target="_blank">https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/cf52dd93-37a4-4bb7-b56c-5c224cc176e1@b94dca7d-8cc0-49e3-a00f-89a039ad5dbc

Can't make it live? Register anyway and you'll receive a recording after the webinar.

20/11/2025

It’s and our friends at are doing their bit to make trailer safety a priority. Their Head to Tow app has all the info you need to carry out your daily safety checks (on top of professional maintenance obvs) to make sure your trailer is ready for the road 💛

20/11/2025

If you've been offered an extension to your CSMT agreement, you have until 27 November 2025 to respond.

If you don't tell us you want to accept the offer, your agreement will end on 31 December 2025.

Read the guidance before submitting your response 👇
https://bit.ly/47IDoMd

15/09/2025

The September 2025 Mid-Month Newsletter is now Live!
We have 6 informative articles on:
1. Are You Wasting Expensive Electricity? 💡
2. Buzzwords: Resilience 💪
3. Jessica Sterritt has joined the WhiteAvon Team as a Traineee Consultant. Here’s what she had to say about her experience so far: 👩‍💼
4. Let us do the Work For You! 💰
5. Check your HP Agreements Carefully! 🚜
6. Have you Completed your Soil Management Plan? 🌱

To read more please follow the link below:

https://www.fcgagric.com/news/

28/08/2025

The Big Chalk Project
What is it?
A new project funded through the Protected Landscapes Partnership and supported by DEFRA aims to restore and reconnect southern England’s chalk and limestone landscapes.

What does the fund support?
They are looking for high-impact, collaborative projects that could include:
- Chalk grassland restoration
- Chalk stream and river improvement
- Habitat corridors and species reintroductions
- Landscape-scale delivery and partnership working

How much funding is available?
They are supporting projects of all sizes, £1,000 - £75,000 is available to invest in new and lasting nature 🌿

When can I apply?
🗓️ Now! But funding must be spent by March 2026.

If you would like help applying or have any questions please contact your local FCG Office.

21/08/2025

04/08/2025

The August 2025 Newsletter is now Live!
Within this Newsletter we have 7 informative articles on:
1.) BIGH
2.) The Crucial Role of Cover Crops in Sustainable Agriculture
3.) Small Scale on Farm AD
4.) Study Tour to Brussels: Innovation, Policy & a Taste of Belgium
5.) Alternatives to Straw
6.) Placement Year Student joins FCG Midwest Office
7.) BPS Delinked Payments 2025

To read more follow the link in our bio!

04/08/2025

Defra have just announced that the budget for capital grants has been fully allocated and applications are now closed for 2025. Another round of funding should become available in 2026.
If you have any queries please contact your local FCG Office.