Dairy

The farming community has reacted angrily to a recent study that claims badger culling had little impact of incidences of bovine TB.

Removal of the 25 per cent import tariff on US maize will help mitigate limited exports from Ukraine and Russia and improve agri-food chains’ ability to maintain animal feed supply, industry chiefs have said. 

AHDB chair Nicholas Saphir has urged farmers to take a few minutes to register for the Shape The Future ballot and have their say on how the levy is spent in an open letter to levy payers.

As consumers and retailers search for alternatives to plastic packaging, Chris McCullough looks at whether the end is in sight for the plastic milk bottle

British Farming Awards reaches landmark milestone

Understanding and thinking about cows’ innate and learned behaviours will help reduce on-farm incidents for farmers and veterinarians.

Lallemand’s animal nutrition guide ‘Forward with Fibre’ is designed to help farmers improve their fibre utilisation in diets. Ellie Layton highlights some key points.

Serious livestock accidents and illness can, and do, happen. So what should producers do in emergency situations to secure the best possible outcome for the animal? Olivia Cooper finds out.

Improving cow comfort for better returns and to tackle consumer perceptions was the topic of a recent AHDB organised meeting. Jonathan Wheeler reports.

Milk price rises must stay ahead of the inflation curve to keep farmer confidence high with costs of production expected to exceed 40ppl.