Dairy

Gwynfor Jarman and his family are committed to forging ahead with their business plan and have instigated several significant changes at Gwern Hefin over the years

Adding value to the family farm’s milk was the focus for Barber’s Cheesemakers nearly 200 years ago, with the company still focusing on providing a premium product in 2026

Ben Yates manages Mells Park Estate, Somerset, where he oversees a 400-cow unit and manages the 405-ha (1,000 acre) estate. Along with his wife and two sons, Ben has his own small herd of pedigree Holsteins under the Wowcow prefix. He joined the Holstein UK Board of Trustees in 2021

An ‘easy care' British Friesian with the potential for maximising milk from forage is the cornerstone of the Oulton family's herd breeding policy at Domvilles Farm, near Stoke-on-Trent

Twenty five years since the 2001 foot-and-mouth outbreak in the UK, Chris McCullough looks at a farmer dealing with the disease in South Africa

Borderway UK Dairy Expo 2026 will feature a new headline award, elite cattle from the UK’s leading herds, an international panel of judges and a major trade exhibition

Stuart Sadler is a fourth-generation farmer on the 56-hectare (138-acre) Yew Tree Farm just south of Chester in Aldersey. In partnership with his parents, Stuart milks 75 predominantly Friesian cows calving all year-round supplying Arla C.A.R.E.

Mark Chatterton is the director and head of agriculture at Duncan & Toplis, which is one of the largest accounting and business advisers in the UK

An estimated 5–10% of dairy units in the UK currently use automated systems to deliver optimised lighting with potential benefits linked to increased fertility and yield performance

This month, Roger Evans discusses the value of milk, work ethic and hare coursers