Dairy

The Yates family run two pedigree Holstein herds in Dumfriesshire on the same management system, with one milked three times a day and the other twice

Larkton House has long been a grazing farm but over the years Peter Done and his team have worked hard to refine the system to ensure grass remains at the core of the business

Compact feeding was one of the topics discussed at a series of farmer events organised by Kite Consulting looking at driving an extra 10% of milk production

Well it's been a tumultuous three months since I wrote my last article and it looks like we are in for a bumpy ride ahead, so buckle in

Former cowman and agri-marketing contractor Phil Christopher discusses why he thinks AHDB should provide a ‘boots on the ground' farm support service to educate and support farmers in the fight against bovine TB

It is estimated the dairy industry will need to spend £3.9 billion over the next 10 years to improve its climate resilience, which he said worked out at around £500,000 for each farm – or an additional 2.4 pence per litre

Expert highlights that establishing herbal and multi-species leys is fundamentally different from grassland reseeding

Now processing 500,000 litres of milk a day, Graham’s The Family Dairy has progressed way beyond its humble roots of 80-plus years ago, when Robert Graham senior’s parents took on the rent of Airthrey Kerse, Bridge of Allan

Joanne Sharpe, a PhD student at Harper Adams University, is investigating the use of digital tools and sensors, including wearable devices that monitor dairy cows 24/7

Good colostrum management and cleanliness of calf housing and equipment is key to managing cryptosporidiosis infections on-farm