Dairy

While cattle emissions are generally negative for the environment, ruminant agriculture is a positive contributor to soil health showed by results from a recent Soil Association Exchange report

It has been a busy couple of months through our calving period, with 360 calvings in eight weeks

As former NFU dairy board chair Michael Oakes embarks on a new challenge in beef, FG's chief reporter Rachael Brown speaks to him about leaving dairy and the future of the sector

Lyndon Edwards, an organic dairy farmer from Gloucestershire and chair of the AHDB dairy sector council since 2021, discusses the Dairy Roadmap

Lower milk production has given support to milk prices but farmers will now be looking at the prospects for the UK and beyond in the next few months

The early October pullback in price levels from the record butter and cream prices, including some of the higher moisture cheeses such as mozzarella, may be deemed to have arrived a little premature

A flush of grass growth in September after recent rainfall has helped boost production

EU spot prices for butter came off markedly in the first week of October, with prices for Q4 crashing €500 (£419) or so to around €7,500/tonne (£6,283), with prices €1,000/tonne (£838) lower than that for Q1

George and Will Tomlinson have their eyes firmly on the future as they help to run the family dairy farm in North Wales, Emily Ashworth finds out more

Research shows fresh dairy is in high demand at food charities but there was not enough fridge space to store products