A number of on-farm actions, each driving incremental change, will be required to meet industry net zero targets and Arla are looking at the impact protein efficiency has on yield and environmental performance.

Pasture management is an essential component of parasite control, particularly because it is estimated that 95 percent of parasites are on the pasture and only 5 percent are present in the animal.

The Aireburn herd from Skipton, North Yorkshire, has been crowned as the winner of the 2022 Holstein UK National Premier Herd Award.

Dairy farmers should be ‘massively proud’ of what they do every day and of the quality of food they produce, said John Allen, of Kite Consulting, speaking at one of the UK Dairy Day panel sessions.

Dairy farmers need to figure out what arrangements suited their individual circumstances if they wanted to have a secure future, according to Promar’s Andrew Suddes.

Launched by the School of Sustainable Food and Farming (SSFF), the Journey to Net Zero competition has an investment pot of 50,000 to financially support farmers developing sustainable farming practices. Some of the competition’s sponsors discuss the work they or their customers are already doing to reach net zero.

Launched by the School of Sustainable Food and Farming (SSFF), the Journey to Net Zero competition has an investment pot of £50,000 to financially support farmers developing sustainable farming practices. Some of the competition’s sponsors discuss the work they or their customers are already doing to reach net zero.

It is okay not to be okay. Reading this opening, you are probably thinking ‘here he goes, talking about his mental health struggles’.

Breedr, the livestock software company that I work for, launched in America earlier this year.

I must start with the poignant news of the passing of The Queen. Even if you are not a royalist you can not help but admire her passion and commitment to all things rural.