dairy

At long last we are enjoying some warm, dry weather here in Somerset. We have been lucky enough to grab some weather windows to do our first and second cuts on our Italian lays, and our first cut on everything else

Achieving optimal efficiency in the pre-weaning period is key to reducing heifer rearing costs and improving herd sustainability

This month Roger Evans talks about some of the latest agricultural technology and also discusses an icon of the dairy farming world; the scraper tractor

As host to the World Ayrshire Federation Conference, it was a fitting result for the Ayrshire breed which claimed supreme in both the dairy inter-breed and junior inter-breed championships at this year’s Great Yorkshire Show

Milk supply chain regulations come into force following more than 10 years of union campainging

Ian farms in partnership with his family near Knutsford, Cheshire. They manage 700 commercial pedigree Holstein/Friesians on 445 hectares (1,100 acres). Replacements are homereared and cows are on a composite system. Ian is a representative for Sainsbury’s Dairy Development Group and sits on the AHDB Genetics Advisory Forum

Crews from Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service had to save the cow after it got trapped in a tunnel

The former Premier League winners said it was delighted to join forces with the farm business to showcase the benefits of dairy

Resilience to drought and reduced fertiliser applications will be key traits for perennial rye grass varieties in 2050

Wet weather has impacted production, with concerns for forage stocks later in the year