Dairy

Welsh farming unions have joined the British Veterinary Association (BVA) in welcoming the news that the use of Approved Tuberculin Testers (ATTs) in private practice in Wales has been given the go-ahead.

As milk prices appear to be nearing their peak, Cedric Porter takes a look at what might be next for dairy markets.

New guidance on vaccination to improve cattle health in the UK prioritises scours as a disease which livestock should be protected against by default.

Protestors from anti-livestock lobby Animal Rebellion vandalised a number of high-end food retailers and country clothing stores as they held demonstrations across central London last weekend.

Dairy and farm hygiene chemical manufacture GEA Farm Technologies has been fined £40,000 after a large cloud of toxic chlorine was released into its factory in Wiltshire putting workers at risk.

Good hygiene and colostrum management are the corner stones of controlling cryptosporidiosis infections in calves.

Arla Foods has announced a 500 million (439m) sustainability incentive to reward its farmers owners for current and future environmental work.

The new Defra Farming Minister, Mark Spencer, has hinted that a rethink on the phase out of badger culling could be on the way.

Dairy farmers on aligned milk contracts have ‘jumped ships’ or are considering it in search of greener pastures, according to industry leaders.

Old Mill farm accountants urged farmers to focus on efficiency at the Dairy Show on October 5