Dairy Farmer

Looking more closely at dietary sugars will help unlock the value in this year’s silages and help offset the consequences of more volatile major feed commodity markets

Starting off in dairying is a tough challenge for anyone, but one young couple in Ontario have bucked the trend and are now running two farms

Grass silage quality has been variable this year and clamps have not been filled to capacity in some regions meaning some producers will now be looking to redress the balance where crops have fallen below expectations

Fibre in forages is the most underused feed resource in dairy cow diets according to a UK and Ireland study that used new technology to investigate fibre digestibility in a range of herds

Switching to crossbreeding has improved herd health and fertility at one Devon dairy

Processors were working to make alternative arrangements but some farmers will not have their milk collected today

Vet Graham Shepherd says there are some common myths when it comes to colostrum pasteurisation for calf feeding

Farmers should start preparing now if they want to apply for Defra's new calf housing for health and welfare grant 

The complaint was made from someone living several miles away from the farm