The UK's Premier Agricultural Machinery and Technology Show

20–21 January 2027, NEC, Birmingham

Event Details

How 365-day grazing, herbal leys and spring calving have helped reduce costs on a Devon dairy farm

Thinking outside the box has seen one Devon-based dairy farm reduce costs by introducing all-year-round grazing to their cross-bred herd

clock • 7 min read
Left to right: David, Katie and Mary Ackland.
Image:

Left to right: David, Katie and Mary Ackland.

A move to 365-day grazing and spring calving, plus the introduction of herbal leys, has reduced costs at the Ackland family's Devon-based dairy unit, with herbal leys now accounting for two-thirds of the...

To continue reading...

Already a member? Login for full access.

Login

New to Farmers Guardian? Register for 1 free article per week or become a member for unlimited access to essential farming news and insights.

article-img-580x358

 

More on Dairy

Dairy Matters: Emma Jones - 'Life doesn't pause while we work out how we're feeling'

Dairy Matters: Emma Jones - 'Life doesn't pause while we work out how we're feeling'

Emma Jones, part of the family team at Clayden Holsteins in Cheshire, is passionate about supporting mental wellbeing in agriculture and telling the stories behind modern farming

clock 24 October 2026 • 4 min read
Ukrainian farmers move into new modern dairy unit

Ukrainian farmers move into new modern dairy unit

It has been a long time coming, but finally Yurii Liashenko and his daughter Tetiana have built and moved into their new modern dairy farm in Ukraine

clock 24 October 2026 • 4 min read
How one Cornish family went from council farm tenants to dairy farm owners

How one Cornish family went from council farm tenants to dairy farm owners

Producing Jersey cows which combine show-ring quality with the ability to perform in a commercial grazing system is fundamental to the breeding policy of the Cornwall-based Quintrell herd

clock 17 October 2026 • 7 min read