Farming on the northern margins of the North Wessex Downs, Hamish McIntosh has always tried to maximise the contribution maize makes to his milking ration

Ifan Roberts is a new entrant who has established a contract farming agreement milking 500 block calving cows in Cheshire, and is aiming to improve the land farmed, encourage others to participate in the industry and deliver attractive returns to his stakeholders

Vet Emma Greaves, of Stapeley Veterinary Practice, looks at how to manage winter mastitis infections on-farm

Investing in 9,000m3 aerated slurry lagoon with eight months storage and a floating cover has future proofed the dairy unit run by Rheinallt Harries

A Shropshire dairy farm has cut feed waste, removed metabolic disease issues and boosted average yields by at least 500 litre per cow since upgrading their out-of-parlour feeding system and installing in-parlour feeders

This month, Roger Evans discusses min-till, visits from the Environment Agency and farmers becoming ‘low-hanging fruit'

This month, New Zealand vet Rory Dean talks about running low on medication, 'robust discussions' with farming clients and the fortunate growing season

Implementation of dam vaccination protocols in late pregnancy has had a transformative effect on early life calf health at the Manor Farming Company in Shropshire

How can it be December already? With it being the season to be jolly, I won't dwell on the negatives. That said, I can't ignore the milk price

Andrew and Claire Brewer have been benefiting from the advantages of electronic identification (EID) for almost 20 years