Dairy

Mycoplasma bovis (M. bovis) is thought to be common in Scottish dairy herds and experts believe a similar picture may apply to the rest of mainland UK. Wendy Short reports.

Scour is the most common disease in young calves, accounting for around 50% of deaths, making it an important disease for farmers to get on top of. So how can calf scour be prevented and treated? Ruth Wills reports.

AHDB’s dynamic TV advert has sparked heightened levels of confidence in British food production, as UK consumers are reassured to continue to enjoy meat and dairy as part of a healthy, balanced diet. Mollie Leach reports.

Scour is the most common disease in young calves, accounting for around 50% of deaths, making it an important disease for farmers to get on top of. So how can calf scour be prevented and treated? Ruth Wills reports.

The businesses say they will now look to ‘rapidly integrate’ over the next few months

A spike in mastitis cases prompted a rethink of milking protocols at a Pembrokeshire dairy farm and the outcome was so positive that the business has now won a national milk hygiene award. Debbie James reports.

Amy Eggleston is a fifth-generation dairy farmer from Leicestershire. Her family and farm team are milking 620 Friesian cows on a New Zealand-based grazing, spring calving unit. She showcases her farming journey on social media (@thedairydaughter) and also runs Pastures Green, which is a rural marketing business.

With a target of keeping clamped silage losses to below 5 per cent, the Halton family has assessed all aspects of silage making from cutting to clamping.

The retailer has announced a substantial jump in acknowledgement of the unprecedented inflation in farm costs

It comes after unrest from supermarket dairy suppliers as aligned prices lagged behind the non-aligned