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From crops to cows: Low input dairy herd takes root on former Cumbrian arable farm

Dairy

From crops to cows: Low input dairy herd takes root on former Cumbrian arable farm

After over 30 years as an arable unit, one Cumbrian farm is now carrying a herd of dairy cows, with milk from grass now the key focus

clock 02 July 2025 • 6 min read
From the editor: What does regen farming really mean?

Blogs

From the editor: What does regen farming really mean?

This week from Farmers Guardian acting editor Katie Jones

clock 26 June 2025 • 2 min read
From the editor: Cost of crime down, but impact must never be underestimated

Politics

From the editor: Cost of crime down, but impact must never be underestimated

This week from Farmers Guardian acting editor Katie Jones

clock 19 June 2025 • 2 min read
Castle family's seven-generation legacy underpins British Friesian herd

Dairy

Castle family's seven-generation legacy underpins British Friesian herd

The Castle family's British Friesian herd won a classification and production award this year. Their traditional system has served them well throughout their seven-generation history in dairy farming

clock 18 June 2025 • 6 min read
From the editor: Spending Review not as bad as feared, but where will the money be spent?

Politics

From the editor: Spending Review not as bad as feared, but where will the money be spent?

This week from Farmers Guardian acting editor Katie Jones

clock 12 June 2025 • 2 min read
Hugh Pocock: "These technologies promise a more efficient, sustainable and prosperous future in farming"

Dairy

Hugh Pocock: "These technologies promise a more efficient, sustainable and prosperous future in farming"

Hugh Pocock, director at Cultura Connect, provides an insight into his visit to the Animal AgTech Innovation Summit in Dallas

clock 10 June 2025 • 5 min read
From the editor: Good news tarnished by lack of planning and communication

Politics

From the editor: Good news tarnished by lack of planning and communication

This week from Farmers Guardian acting editor Katie Jones

clock 05 June 2025 • 2 min read
Health monitoring technology helps Welsh dairy farm drive down antibiotic use

Dairy

Health monitoring technology helps Welsh dairy farm drive down antibiotic use

A Welsh dairy farming couple have almost halved their antibiotic usage since introducing an advanced health management system

clock 04 June 2025 • 5 min read
In your field – Dan Jones: "It was a real joy to open up the farm and share a tradition that's so central to how we farm up here"

Livestock

In your field – Dan Jones: "It was a real joy to open up the farm and share a tradition that's so central to how we farm up here"

Dan farms 650 ewes at the National Trust-owned Parc Farm on the Great Orme, a limestone headland which rises up 208 metres (682 feet) on the North Wales coast near Llandudno

clock 01 June 2025 • 3 min read
Boyo flock takes top titles at Staffordshire County Show

Shows & Sales

Boyo flock takes top titles at Staffordshire County Show

Livestock numbers were up across the board at the two-day Staffordshire County Show, with a particularly strong entry in the dairy section

clock 30 May 2025 • 8 min read