Dairy

Following a devastating end of the year for dairy, Cedric Porter takes a look back at commodity markets in 2025

Investing in 9,000m3 aerated slurry lagoon with eight months storage and a floating cover has future proofed the dairy unit run by Rheinallt Harries

Holstein UK has announced the 2026 All Breeds All Britain Calf Show judges for the Holstein Young Breeders calf and showmanship classes which will be held at Staffordshire County Showground on October 30 and November 1, 2026.

A new calf shed is not always an option, but small and consistent improvements can help optimise current calf systems

Virtual fencing is allowing one farm in Norway to expand its grazing perimeters and utilise previously unused land

Union warns most farmers are now being paid less than it costs to produce their milk, forcing some to consider scaling back or exiting production altogether

A strong vaccination protocol is key to preventing and controlling infectious bovine rhinotracheitis (IBR) infections on-farm

A Shropshire dairy farm has cut feed waste, removed metabolic disease issues and boosted average yields by at least 500 litre per cow since upgrading their out-of-parlour feeding system and installing in-parlour feeders

This month, Roger Evans discusses min-till, visits from the Environment Agency and farmers becoming ‘low-hanging fruit'

This month, New Zealand vet Rory Dean talks about running low on medication, 'robust discussions' with farming clients and the fortunate growing season