15 April 2025
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4 min read
This year the peak looks as if it is going to be a huge one too. A new record high has been set for the UK practically every day this year, thanks in part to Northern Ireland's phenomenal milk production...
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Farming on the northern margins of the North Wessex Downs, Hamish McIntosh has always tried to maximise the contribution maize makes to his milking ration
28 January 2026
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5 min read
USA-based calf and heifer expert Dr Jim Quigley offers his perspective, after reviewing worldwide studies into best practice for calf colostrum handling and feeding
27 January 2026
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4 min read
Ifan Roberts is a new entrant who has established a contract farming agreement milking 500 block calving cows in Cheshire, and is aiming to improve the land farmed, encourage others to participate in the industry and deliver attractive returns to his stakeholders
25 January 2026
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3 min read
