Dairy

Muller said the price rise was on the back of strong demand as well as a recognition of the challenges of rising input costs for farmers

A pair of Glamorgan beef farmers have said they will be forced to give up keeping cattle if the Welsh Government’s new Nitrate Vulnerable Zone rules are not amended.

The origin of feed is becoming a key issue for livestock producers, but care is needed transitioning to sustainable protein sources.

Growing concern from the public and producers about the practice of separating dairy calves from their mothers at birth and rearing them artificially, prompted Harper Adams University PhD researcher, Olivia Bolton, to carry o

In calves housed in pairs or groups, cross suckling following milk feeding increases the likelihood of them continuing to do this after weaning and can be seen as poor animal welfare, whereas play behaviour is regarded as pos

Growing concern from the public and producers about the practice of separating dairy calves from their mothers at birth and rearing them artificially, prompted Harper Adams University PhD researcher, Olivia Bolton, to carry o

The winter period, and all of its associated feed costs, will have motivated many farmers to start reassessing their future feeding strategy. Faced with ever fluctuating feed and milk prices, more and more farmers are looking to improve business margins by increasing the amount of milk they produce from forage.

Reseeding is a reliable way of increasing productivity and quality of grassland leys, but several factors should be considered before taking action. Hannah Noble reports.

With each nation adopting a slightly different approach to BVD eradication, Hannah Park looks at the progress and what the future could hold for the different disease control initiatives in-place.

New Holstein sire choices, UK-bred bulls and the continuity of a long-term leader are all features of the young genomic sire ranking, published this week by AHDB Dairy.