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Early-maturing maize variety boosts silage yields on Oxfordshire dairy farm
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Early-maturing maize variety boosts silage yields on Oxfordshire dairy farm

Farming on the northern margins of the North Wessex Downs, Hamish McIntosh has always tried to maximise the contribution maize makes to his milking ration

clock 28 January 2026 • 5 min read
Colostrum management: Latest research on handling and storage for dairy farmers
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Colostrum management: Latest research on handling and storage for dairy farmers

USA-based calf and heifer expert Dr Jim Quigley offers his perspective, after reviewing worldwide studies into best practice for calf colostrum handling and feeding

clock 27 January 2026 • 4 min read
Dairy Talk - Ifan Roberts: "As much as it is painful to see such turbulence, there is nothing that quite focuses one's mind on-farm than when times are lean"
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Dairy Talk - Ifan Roberts: "As much as it is painful to see such turbulence, there is nothing that quite focuses one's mind on-farm than when times are lean"

Ifan Roberts is a new entrant who has established a contract farming agreement milking 500 block calving cows in Cheshire, and is aiming to improve the land farmed, encourage others to participate in the industry and deliver attractive returns to his stakeholders

clock 25 January 2026 • 3 min read
Winter mastitis in dairy cows: How to spot it early and reduce the risk
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Winter mastitis in dairy cows: How to spot it early and reduce the risk

Vet Emma Greaves, of Stapeley Veterinary Practice, looks at how to manage winter mastitis infections on-farm

clock 23 January 2026 • 3 min read
Managing scour in dairy cows this winter
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Managing scour in dairy cows this winter

Variable silage quality and nutrition challenges could be a driver of scour among milking herds this winter

clock 21 January 2026 • 4 min read
Hope amid conflict: Milking cows on a Ukrainian farm during wartime
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Hope amid conflict: Milking cows on a Ukrainian farm during wartime

A dairy farmer in Ukraine is planning to build a new 1,000-cow unit once war with Russia ends

clock 21 January 2026 • 4 min read
The smallholder farmer: The backbone of the Kenyan dairy sector
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The smallholder farmer: The backbone of the Kenyan dairy sector

Kenya was host to this year's International Federation of Agricultural Journalists World Congress, where Katie Fallon gained an insight into the country's dairy sector

clock 16 January 2026 • 7 min read
How a Cornish grazed dairy herd maximises butterfat for Rodda's creamery contract
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How a Cornish grazed dairy herd maximises butterfat for Rodda's creamery contract

The Warren family run a mixed breed herd on their Cornish unit, with quality bonuses from a local creamery contract making up a large percentage of the milk cheque

clock 14 January 2026 • 6 min read
Welsh dairy farm sees strong return on investment from new slurry system
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Welsh dairy farm sees strong return on investment from new slurry system

Investing in 9,000m3 aerated slurry lagoon with eight months storage and a floating cover has future proofed the dairy unit run by Rheinallt Harries

clock 31 December 2025 • 7 min read
How grazing technology is driving productivity on a Norwegian dairy farm
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How grazing technology is driving productivity on a Norwegian dairy farm

Virtual fencing is allowing one farm in Norway to expand its grazing perimeters and utilise previously unused land

clock 24 December 2025 • 5 min read
IBR in cattle: Symptoms, testing methods and vaccination advice for dairy farmers
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IBR in cattle: Symptoms, testing methods and vaccination advice for dairy farmers

A strong vaccination protocol is key to preventing and controlling infectious bovine rhinotracheitis (IBR) infections on-farm

clock 19 December 2025 • 4 min read
Shropshire dairy farm boosts milk yields and cow health with precision feeding
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Shropshire dairy farm boosts milk yields and cow health with precision feeding

A Shropshire dairy farm has cut feed waste, removed metabolic disease issues and boosted average yields by at least 500 litre per cow since upgrading their out-of-parlour feeding system and installing in-parlour feeders

clock 15 December 2025 • 5 min read
Roger Evans: "I reckon farming is in for a hard time. The cost of food is too close to inflation"
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Roger Evans: "I reckon farming is in for a hard time. The cost of food is too close to inflation"

This month, Roger Evans discusses min-till, visits from the Environment Agency and farmers becoming ‘low-hanging fruit'

clock 15 December 2025 • 4 min read
NZ Vet's View - Rory Dean: "The relationship between vet and farmer is put to the test when you don't have necessary medicines"
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NZ Vet's View - Rory Dean: "The relationship between vet and farmer is put to the test when you don't have necessary medicines"

This month, New Zealand vet Rory Dean talks about running low on medication, 'robust discussions' with farming clients and the fortunate growing season

clock 12 December 2025 • 4 min read
Boosting calf health: The powerful impact of dam vaccination on dairy farm's calves
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Boosting calf health: The powerful impact of dam vaccination on dairy farm's calves

Implementation of dam vaccination protocols in late pregnancy has had a transformative effect on early life calf health at the Manor Farming Company in Shropshire

clock 10 December 2025 • 5 min read
Dairy Talk - Becky Fenton: "Tough times don't last forever, tough people do"
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Dairy Talk - Becky Fenton: "Tough times don't last forever, tough people do"

How can it be December already? With it being the season to be jolly, I won't dwell on the negatives. That said, I can't ignore the milk price

clock 06 December 2025 • 3 min read
Cornish farm adopts EID tech to improve herd management
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Cornish farm adopts EID tech to improve herd management

Andrew and Claire Brewer have been benefiting from the advantages of electronic identification (EID) for almost 20 years

clock 03 December 2025 • 5 min read
How one Leicestershire dairy farm is raising the bar for high-protein milk
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How one Leicestershire dairy farm is raising the bar for high-protein milk

Most of the high protein milk from the Vine Farm Dairy herd in Leicestershire is sold for cheesemaking, with the remainder marketed direct to customers who value its potential health benefits

clock 26 November 2025 • 7 min read
Growing Paraguay's dairy sector: Why training and development is key for future farmers
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Growing Paraguay's dairy sector: Why training and development is key for future farmers

Better access to training is essential in Paraguay to ensure dairy farms become more efficient and the industry can grow

clock 17 November 2025 • 4 min read
Fertility and forced culls: What farmers need to know
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Fertility and forced culls: What farmers need to know

Figures from the latest Kingshay Dairy Costings report show why it is so important to focus on fertility and conception efficiencies to reduce the number of forced culls

clock 15 November 2025 • 4 min read
Organic Devonshire dairy farm benefits from monitoring technology
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Organic Devonshire dairy farm benefits from monitoring technology

Having installed a monitoring system to detect heats in his autumn-calving herd, Devon dairy farmer Alan Webber has seen submission and in-calf rates rise by as much as 10% in two years

clock 12 November 2025 • 5 min read
How to treat and diagnose a dairy farm's downer cows
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How to treat and diagnose a dairy farm's downer cows

A downer cow's best chance of rejoining the herd lies in having a strict protocol for rapid diagnosis and treatment

clock 11 November 2025 • 4 min read
Danish farmers raise concerns about Bovaer
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Danish farmers raise concerns about Bovaer

A number of farmers in Denmark have reported health issues in cows being fed with the feed additive Bovaer

clock 10 November 2025 • 3 min read
What the 2025 maize season has taught farmers for future crops
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What the 2025 maize season has taught farmers for future crops

The 2025 season might not have been the kindest for growing forage maize, but it has offered some potentially valuable lessons

clock 09 November 2025 • 6 min read
Does sedation during disbudding affect calf growth rates?
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Does sedation during disbudding affect calf growth rates?

A new study into the effects of disbudding calves under sedation has shown a correlation with lower growth rates

clock 07 November 2025 • 2 min read
Pembrokeshire dairy farmer adopts regen methods to boost farm finances
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Pembrokeshire dairy farmer adopts regen methods to boost farm finances

Dairy farmer Andrew Rees has introduced a number of initiatives designed to work with nature, minimise impacts on water quality and increase business resilience

clock 05 November 2025 • 5 min read
Dairy Talk - Claire Eastham: "Can producers actually afford to make the most of these grants?"
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Dairy Talk - Claire Eastham: "Can producers actually afford to make the most of these grants?"

At long last, capital grant, Farming Equipment and Technology Fund and Farming Transformation Fund applications are materialising into agreement offers

clock 30 October 2025 • 3 min read
Bird flu and the dairy sector: What is happening in the US?
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Bird flu and the dairy sector: What is happening in the US?

Reduced feed and water intakes, nasal discharge and reduced milk production are some of the clinical signs of avian influenza seen in US dairy cattle

clock 30 October 2025 • 4 min read
Global milk volumes continue to surge
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Global milk volumes continue to surge

There is no let-up in global milk growth, with all of the major regions now increasing volumes significantly on the back of favourable weather, good milk prices and cheap feed

clock 29 October 2025 • 4 min read
How have two brothers improved efficiency on mixed arable and dairy farm in Hampshire?
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How have two brothers improved efficiency on mixed arable and dairy farm in Hampshire?

Increasing efficiency on farm is a goal for farm businesses and for many building lean management practices and setting key performance indicators PIs is becoming more important

clock 29 October 2025 • 4 min read

 

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Meet The Editor - Katie Jones

Hailing from a family farm in Cheshire, my roots are firmly in farming and now living on a 300-cow dairy farm with my own family, I can appreciate the daily issues which affect everyone involved in the industry.

I believe the level of innovation and technology we are already seeing on dairy farms is something we should all be very positive about, as is the innovation we are likely to see in the future.

I also believe that, despite the challenges posed by the industry, there is a huge amount of passion, optimism and enthusiasm among the younger generations of dairy farmers.