Dairy

Public visits to dairy farms during lockdown have all ceased, but milking cows carries on regardless. Chris McCullough looks at how one organic farm in Denmark is coping during the crisis.

There were warnings failing to obey rules could close marts at a critical time for the industry

The commercial Holstein herd at Roadhead Farm, Quothquan, South Lanarkshire, had progressed to 500 cows by 2003 when Geoff Hewitt decided to start his on-farm mill and mix facility.

Many farmers up and down the country enjoy attending meetings held by vets and other organisations, but as lockdown put a stop to social gatherings how do farmers want to proceed into the new normal? Hannah Noble reports.

September 2020 Dairy Farming edition

August 2020 Dairy Farming edition

Levy payers in the horticulture and potatoes sector were planning to trigger a formal ballot by the end of the week

This year we have all become living history, an integral part of events which will be analysed for many years to come.

Arla Foods’ on-account prices for conventional milk and organic milk price will remain unchanged for September

Reduced grass silage yields in the first half of the year are set to make producing good maize silage even more important this season. So how do you achieve the best maize preservation?