Dairy Farming

This month, New Zealand vet, Rory Dean discusses the silage season, an increase in spending at some of his farms, and his sporting endeavours

Teamwork, passion and attention to detail are key drivers behind the calf rearing unit at Metcalfe Farms and their youngstock success

Healthy cows which can thrive on an organic grazing programme is the focus for Murray Brown and his multi-breed herd

Kite Consulting’s Tim Kneale, discusses how to navigate immediate cash flow challenges during this period of milk price pressure

Nutrition accounts for more than half the cost of rearing dairy replacements and getting it wrong can undermine lifetime performance

Both external and internal biosecurity measures should be considered when controlling infection risk on dairy farms

At Rough Grounds Farm, Derbyshire, Graham and Justine Worsey have transformed their 96-hectare (237-acre) milking platform by reseeding every acre into herbal leys

Feeding colostrum at the onset of scour, alongside replacing lost fluids could help with calf recovery

The latest Dairy Antimicrobial Focus Report from Kingshay highlights further reductions in antimicrobial use on UK dairy farms

A large-scale dairy business in Chile is looking carefully at future capital investment opportunities