Dairy

Close attention to grassland management and a clear policy for first season grazing is helping keep worm problems to a minimum for organic dairy farmer Dai Wilson.

With the use of sexed semen increasingly becoming the norm for a growing number of dairy producers, dairy vet and consultant Dave Gilbert offered some tips on getting the best results and return on investment. 

Dairy farmers have been forced to dump thousands of litres of milk as the haulage crisis continues to ripple across the industry.

For Craig Bentley the desire to modernise his family’s dairy farm was driven by a focus on the next generation and improved staff retention. A move to robotic milking has seen yields increase by substantially. Wendy Short r

Early indicators are that dairy diets will need careful balancing this winter if grass silages are to be effectively utilised.

An innovative mobile milking parlour is helping a 400-cow dairy herd restore soil fertility on a large organic arable estate. Jonathan Wheeler reports.

Cull companies are due to commence work this autumn

The bTB positive alpaca was culled at the end of August following a campaign by his owner to save him

Spanish supermarket giant Mercadona has raised the price of milk following protests by Spanish farming unions.

Cutting the methane produced by livestock is seen as an essential element of farming’s attempts to achieve net zero emissions. Jonathan Wheeler reports.