Dairy

Getting cow nutrition right this spring is more critical than ever, given the low milk price. By feeding to maximise butterfat and protein, while optimising animal health, producers can claw back much-needed value

Graeme Hills, director and head of tax at Duncan & Toplis reflects on what changes to business property relief will have for business owners

The cooperative has boosted its price for May

Vet, Rebecca Hodgson of Oakhill Farm Vets, shares her advice on how to treat, prevent and control environmental infections on-farm

Farming 405 hectares (1,000 acres), a mix of tenanted and owned land at Gatcombe Farm, near Seaton, Devton, Robert Reed and his family milk 350 all-year-round calving Holstein cow via five robots and are achieving average yields of 12,000 litres

Balanced energy and rumen stability at turnout are vital to protect butterfat levels and fertility

A farmer on the island of Hawaii is on a mission to keep the island's 1.5 million people supplied with locally-produced milk

Livestock specialist Katie Fallon looks ahead to the start of this year's silage season

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

A Lancashire dairy is entering a new phase of growth, driven by bold investment, technology and a diversification that is reshaping the business