Dairy

The judges were looking for the entrants to be exploring new ideas and opportunities

In my last column, I wrote about how we were embracing a zero-grazing system, which initially increased our milk yield but significantly added to our workload. Forget that! A few weeks later, yields dipped, grass quality was poor and we were fed up with the extra tractor work and scraping copious amounts of muck. Also, it eventually stopped raining

Big investments in milking technology are not always about chart-topping cow numbers or yields

Driving down the ever-narrowing Cornish lanes near Looe, you might not expect to end up at a cheese factory which is producing 333kg a day and still struggling to keep up with demand. Ruth Wills finds out more

It's the time of year again to switch off the vacuum pumps, stop making ice and shut the farm gate as we hit the peak three to four weeks of our summer dry period

The Scottish Dairy Cattle Association recently released its six-monthly figures for dairy herds and dairy cows in Scotland in 2024, which revealed a net decrease of 21 dairy herds – 2.6% – within Scotland to 773

This week from Alex Black, Farmers Guardian head of news and business

When converting beef housing to a brand-new dairy unit Robert Patton carried out a lot of research to find the technology and infrastructure suitable for his needs. Chris McCullough reports

Muller dairy farmers, who meet the conditions for Müller Advantage will receive a milk price of 40.25ppl from September 1

From August 1 2024, Arla conventional milk will increase to 42.44ppl and organic milk to 53.31ppl