Dairy

At long last we are enjoying some warm, dry weather here in Somerset. We have been lucky enough to grab some weather windows to do our first and second cuts on our Italian lays, and our first cut on everything else

Achieving optimal efficiency in the pre-weaning period is key to reducing heifer rearing costs and improving herd sustainability

This month Roger Evans talks about some of the latest agricultural technology and also discusses an icon of the dairy farming world; the scraper tractor

The 83 words mentioned in the Labour manifesto aren't enough for us to understand the detail of their policies

Wet weather has impacted production, with concerns for forage stocks later in the year

The farmer-led creamery confirmed it would be stopping production at its Tuxford and Tebbutt Creamery site in Melton Mowbray on June 25, with around 60 jobs at risk

Management of bedding and grazing paddocks is crucial to controlling environmental mastitis infections during lactation and in the dry period

International Ayrshire cattle breeders will be descending on the Great Yorkshire Show as part of their world federation conference. Sarah Todd visited the Waterhouse family who will be helping to ensure the delegates receive a warm welcome.

Post-Brexit farm payment schemes continue to evolve as direct supports in England dwindle and new systems are proposed in Scotland and Wales

The disease has been found in dairy herds across 12 US states