Managing the farm’s accounts is likely to be one of the most important tasks a dairy farmer can do this year as farms look set to lurch from profits to loss. Cedric Porter reports

Using technology to produce silage more efficiently and sustainably is paying off both financially and environmentally for one Yorkshire farm. Dairy Farmer reports.

This month, Rodger Evans gives his opinion on AHDB, reminds us how the past cannot be changed and how the future cannot be predicted.

Chris joined Agrovista’s technical team in autumn 2019, providing field trials expertise, as well as technical insight into cereal crop management and agronomic customer support.

Nick and Nicci Lloyd have seen an abundance of wildlife return to Fernhall Farm, Herefordshire, since they began farming the 121-hectare (300-acre) site in 2017.

Since 2012, digitising the grain passport has formed the basis of industry-wide discussions, studies and become the subject of a pilot project.

A computer program is being used to fine-tune concentrate feed levels in Russell Boyce’s robotic milking system. It has cut usage by about 9%, without affecting the performance of the high-yielding herd. Wendy Short reports.

Defra Secretary George Eustice has denied accusations that the Subsidy Control Act will allow the UK Government to slash direct support payments made to Scottish farmers.

Monitoring dry cow condition will be particularly important this year with farmers looking to make more use of grazing. Dairy Farmer reports.

Catriona Dickson, 21, is from County Durham but currently lives in Aberdeen as a Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) student studying rural business management.