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Dairy Farmer keeps you updated with all the latest news, views, insight, and information from the Dairy sector - from animal husbandry to milk prices and diversification.
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Having enough storage is the all important starting point when it comes making best use of slurries and farmyard manures
New at the top of the latest Spring Calving Index (£SCI) is the high health and fertility Jersey sire, VJ Groenbjerg Lobo Lobster which has 94 UK daughters contributing to excellent milk solids figures and earns an SCI of £583
Dutch-bred Bloemplaat Hoeve Ewoud continues to move up the Friesian rankings to take the lead in this breed's evaluations
Genosource Captain has been a long-term leader within the Holstein breed both as a young, genomic sire and now that he has daughters of his own
A new entrant in the shape of Peak AltaOrvar has hit the number one position on the genomic Holstein sires list, published this week by AHDB
Installing an automated slurry robot has helped one Welsh dairy save labour and improve cow foot health
Research carried out at the University of Liverpool has highlighted the importance of sole thickness in the prevention of sole lesions, says Prof George Oikonomou
The growing gap between dairy farmers and society was one of the topics discussed at the recent LifeStart Calf Symposium organized by Trouw Nutrition and held at Nottingham University
A look at the options to help farmers meet new obligations for slurry storage and management
Installing reed beds to capture farmyard run-off has steadily increased as farmers work to protect their waterways from pollution
Moving from an eight-unit abreast parlour to milking robots has brought change, opportunity and growth, but also significant adjustment to Tim Jeynes and his family
Roger Evans discusses the price of ewes, reminisces about some of the mobile phone technology he used to have, and talks about the perils of coming into contact with a hornet
UK butter prices have increased in line with EU prices to £4,450/t, with cream at around £2.00/kg now, having been in the doldrums over the summer at £1.60 to £1.70/kg
Investing £30,000 in starling-proofing cattle housing is a major outlay for a Welsh dairy farming business, but it calculates a payback period of just two months in feed savings alone
This month, Robert Kelly is senior vice president for the Europe region of MSD Animal Health, discusses why innovation will be vital if Britain is to produce more food to meet the needs of a growing population, at the same time as protecting the environment
Occupying a section of Claas' new technology display, the manufacturer gave visitors an insight into a future drive option it is currently working on for its combine products.
Vet, Dr Tim Potter shares how vets can help farmers optimise welfare and productivity through the Animal Health and Welfare Infrastructure grant to fund cattle housing
A Cumbrian dairy farmer is defying the odds by milking his grazing herd of Normande cows through robots
The utilisation and impact of robotics on large scale dairy farming was the subject of Ali Cook's Nuffield scholarship
Outwintering dairy youngstock can be beneficial, but planning is key to success says Germinal’s Harley Brown-Keech
Lessons from a thriving maize under-sowing trial were shared with farmers at Severn Trent's 2,000-hectare (4,942-acre) maize production and anaerobic digestion site, Stoke Bardolph, in Nottinghamshire
With 2023 maize crops in the clamp, some growers will already be thinking about variety selection for next year
As is the nature of farming, once one harvest is done thoughts soon turn to next year's crop
Roger Evans discusses the wearing of shorts, health and safety on farms and profiteering by supermarkets
Digital dermatitis, white line disease, slurry heel and sole ulcers are the main risk factors for lameness in cows at housing
This year is passing in the blink of an eye and there never seems to be enough hours in the day
Bovine papular stomatitis is not commonly diagnosed on dairy farms but producers should be aware of the viral infection, as its symptoms can mimic much more serious diseases, including foot-and-mouth and bovine viral diarrhoea
UK livestock farmers have helped develop new satellite technology that maps out the quantity of grass available on their farms
Meet The Editor - Katie Jones
Hailing from a family farm in Cheshire, my roots are firmly in farming and now living on a 300-cow dairy farm with my own family, I can appreciate the daily issues which affect everyone involved in the industry.
I believe the level of innovation and technology we are already seeing on dairy farms is something we should all be very positive about, as is the innovation we are likely to see in the future.
I also believe that, despite the challenges posed by the industry, there is a huge amount of passion, optimism and enthusiasm among the younger generations of dairy farmers.