Dairy

A Cornish family-run dairy business near Truro has been named the winner of the prestigious 2025 NMR RABDF Gold Cup, recognising outstanding performance, herd health and long-term sustainability.

An open mind to investment and expansion have seen the White family grow their thriving 500-cow dairy operation

Reggie Deakin, 21, is an assistant farm manager at Wigborough Wick Farm in St Osyth, Essex

A consistently poor milk price was the catalyst for the launch of direct raw milk sales on the Granville's Mid Glamorgan unit

It is a pretty turbulent time for those dairy farmers across the country who are facing a drop in the milk price. But do consumers know the impact this has on farmers – and on them? Social media comments suggest otherwise. Emily Ashworth finds out more

NMR has introduced a genomic testing service for cross-bred herds as part of its GeneEze service

Farming 405 hectares (1,000 acres), a mix of tenanted and owned land at Gatcombe Farm, near Seaton, Devon, Robert Reed and his family milk 350 all-year-round calving Holstein cows via five robots and are achieving average yields of 12,000 litres

The usefulness of IVF as a breeding tool for livestock farmers was debated by a panel of vets and farmers on day two of the British Cattle Breeders Conference, held in Telford

Farming on the northern margins of the North Wessex Downs, Hamish McIntosh has always tried to maximise the contribution maize makes to his milking ration