Dairy

Milk volumes around the world continue to increase, with an inherent threat to future milk prices

Claire Eastham farms with her husband Martyn in Dorset, where they milk 120-spring calving cows. After gaining knowledge and experience working for other businesses, the couple started their own dairy farming journey in 2015 by taking on a share farming agreement before progressing to their current county council farm

Farmers supplying the dairy will be given a new contract offering which is aiming to offer a more 'stable' milk price

At a recent open day at Buitelaar's Long Lane Development Farm, attendees heard how the company achieves industry leading calf rearing results

Family labour drives the management of an Ayrshire dairy herd on the North Solway Coast in South West Scotland

On-farm data collection and analysis will be a key part of driving productivity and efficiency on UK dairy farms going forwards

Could there be hope of saving the North Yorkshire site from being shut down?

Managing the transition cow with foot health in mind is important in reducing lesions and lameness in the next lactation

Identifying lame cows early and treating cases promptly and effectively is crucial to reducing lameness on-farm and the associated costs to productivity

Investment in milking robots and a new cubicle shed to accommodate them 14 years ago has worked well for David Merrett, who is now looking at what the next 14 years might have in store