Dairy

A project to lift cow numbers to 1,800 within a decade has been completed by the Oakley family, and included the installation of a rotary parlour and a move to being fully housed

As I write this at the beginning of November, we are currently in the midst of doing our maize in Cheshire.

Another year, another calving block comes to an end, filled with a few surprises and challenges but mainly positive memories

Dairy farmers supplying Muller have expressed frustration with the hold from the company for December

The results of the first 750 maize silages analysed by Trouw Nutrition GB this year clearly demonstrate the effect of the growing season on feed quality

The regulator has given the go ahead for the deal

What zero treatment and zero calf losses looks like on-farm on a day-to-day basis was discussed by Dr Jodi Wallace from Ormstown Veterinary Hospital in Quebec, Canada at the Total Dairy Conference held in Stratford-upon-Avon recently

Farmers and rural businesses are rightly up in arms following the Budget, in which valuable Inheritance Tax reliefs for agricultural and business assets were decimated

NFU dairy board chair Paul Tompkins described Mr Brookes as a ‘larger-than-life’ character

The Future Dairy Partnership, with Arla and Muller, was aiming to accelerate the reduction of carbon emissions, enhance animal welfare and protect and restore nature