The Holstein, Ayrshire, Dairy Shorthorn and Jersey each have their breed merits and are milked as one herd on the McLean family's Priestland Farm
When it comes to considering a new material handler, several leading manufactures come to mind, James Huyton took Manitou’s current range-topping pivot steer offering on-test to see how it performed.
With a total commitment to dairy farming, the Higgins family are looking at ways to take their business forward and are hoping the AHDB Strategic Dairy Farm programme will help facilitate this
The Amsden family who farm near Hawes have looked to the British Limousin breed to help improve the quality and profitability of their hill farming enterprise
Ease of management and good fleshing ability were two of the main attractions to the Simmental breed for the Pitt family, and 25 years later it is still ticking the boxes. Ellie Layton reports.
Meticulous planning and attention to detail means all the team involved in calf rearing at Gwarllwyn Farm in Llandysul, Ceredigion, can work to the same protocols and achieve the best possible results
After a career switch, Andy Cato's new priorities include environmental stability and allowing consumers to access sustainably-grown produce
Despite the increasing prominence of automated milking systems on dairy farms in the UK, some dairy farmers are opposed to housing cows all-year-round
A traditional approach to dairy farming is paying off for a first generation tenant farmer. Chloe Palmer went to meet him
Liz Fletcher entered the world of agriculture knowing very little, but it has captured her heart. Emily Ashworth visits her to find out about family, farming and daily life with the Fletchers