Dairy

Vaccinating cows with Rotavec® Corona has been part of a holistic approach which has boosted calf health and reduced stress levels for Derbyshire farmer Sam Chadfield.

Maximising the genetic potential of your herd is reliant on piecing together every part of the calf rearing jigsaw; from breeding to colostrum, feeding, environment and health planning.

Arla 360 farmers are to be offered the chance to find the best environmental options for their land with a new Environmental Planner (E-Planner) tool to be rolled out this autumn.

Margins over purchased feed for conventional dairy herds have increased by 24.1 per cent in the past 10 years, to £1,704/cow, according to the annual Kingshay dairy costings focus report.

As strong regional branding proves a hit with consumers, Hannah Binns caught up with Wensleydale Creamery to find out how its latest brand meets growing demand for cheese and butter within Yorkshire.

A school in the South East of England has produced a heart-warming video highlighting the issues dairy farmers are facing during the Covid-19 pandemic.

The Government’s decision to set up a Trade Commission should have cooled down the debate on food standards, but instead it has heated it up, says Tim Lang, professor of food policy at City, University of London and author of Feeding Britain.

Farmers should not worry about Brexit, but the coronavirus, which could kill off many small agricultural shows and sever the rural community’s links with wider society, says Dave Herbert, a South Welsh smallholder producing eggs and poultry.

Organisers of the Dairy Show, held at the Bath and West showground, Somerset, have said the event will go ahead on October 7 but there will be no livestock classes held this year.

Health and welfare in a post-Brexit world will be largely defined by Defra’s Animal Health and Welfare Pathway, but what will this mean for farmers?