01 May 2022
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4 min read
Michael Oakes is the NFU dairy board chair, a position he has held since 2016. He is a tenant dairy farmer based just outside Birmingham, milking a herd of 180 pedigree Holstein cows with milk sold to...
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All sectors of the economy and all walks of live are increasingly being influenced by AI systems, and livestock farming is no exception
02 September 2025
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4 min read
In this series, we focus on emerging working dog handlers who are heading up the industry. We will explore their successes, trials and tribulations in the journey as they become the next generation of skilled sheepdog handlers
25 August 2025
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3 min read
Go with the flow sums up Debbie Wilkins’ approach to flood management on the family’s mixed farm near Gloucester, where up to 120-hectares (300-acres) can be under water over the winter
25 August 2025
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7 min read
