Livestock

OF&G chief executive Roger Kerr said policy makers seemed reluctant to ’even mention the word’ yet used organic farms as examples of best practice

Genetics may have a greater influence on how susceptible dairy cows are to developing foot lesions than previously thought, a new study has found. Debbie James reports.

Scour is the most common disease in young calves, accounting for around 50% of deaths, making it an important disease for farmers to get on top of. So how can calf scour be prevented and treated? Ruth Wills reports.

Mycoplasma bovis (M. bovis) is thought to be common in Scottish dairy herds and experts believe a similar picture may apply to the rest of mainland UK. Wendy Short reports.

Farmers were also reporting delays in deliveries of the fertiliser they have ordered

With a target of keeping clamped silage losses to below 5 per cent, the Halton family has assessed all aspects of silage making from cutting to clamping.

Amy Eggleston is a fifth-generation dairy farmer from Leicestershire. Her family and farm team are milking 620 Friesian cows on a New Zealand-based grazing, spring calving unit. She showcases her farming journey on social media (@thedairydaughter) and also runs Pastures Green, which is a rural marketing business.

Farmers have until noon on March 31 to sign up to have their say in AHDB’s Shape Your Future campaign

A spike in mastitis cases prompted a rethink of milking protocols at a Pembrokeshire dairy farm and the outcome was so positive that the business has now won a national milk hygiene award. Debbie James reports.

Defra has announced a package of measures to help farmers with the soaring cost of fertiliser.