From August 1 2024, Arla conventional milk will increase to 42.44ppl and organic milk to 53.31ppl
It was estimated there were 7,130 dairy producers in Great Britain as of April 2024.
The 2025 splash plate ban has worried some and inspired others and Callum Fernihough has chosen to get ahead and make best use of slurry by using a trailing shoe applicator
An all-encompassing approach which starts before a heifer is even born has helped Stowell Farms reduce their average age at first calving by two months in the last three years
Vet, Rob Hall of LLM Farm Vets, discusses the cost of abortions caused by neosporosis and best practice for controlling and preventing the disease
A high standard of colostrum management and a slow weaning process are two ‘non-negotiable' elements of calf rearing for Staffordshire-based Dan Lovatt, who milks 1,000 Jersey cross Friesian spring calvers across two site
Dairy farming in South Africa comes with its own set of unique challenges, but despite this Paul and Sarah Reynolds are focused on expansion
Running a housed dairy herd can be expensive but by maximising every cubicle place a Welsh family farm is protecting its profit margins
I have recently been helping to chair the British Grassland Society Summer walks across Dorset, Hampshire and Sussex. I cannot help but think that activities like this are just the tonic most farmers need
I don't quite know where to start this month; the weather, milk prices, milk contract legislation or the new Government