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DAIRY TALK: "There was a real engagement and interest in the livestock from the general public"

Livestock

DAIRY TALK: "There was a real engagement and interest in the livestock from the general public"

Becky Fenton and husband Paul milk 180 pedigree Holsteins under the Springlebee prefix at Centenary Farm, a Cheshire county council farm. In 2021, they bought a farm in Staffordshire and they plan to farm there once the new dairy set-up has been built.

clock 31 August 2022 • 3 min read
Dairy Matters: We must do more to connect agriculture with consumers

Livestock

Dairy Matters: We must do more to connect agriculture with consumers

Dairy farmer Andy Venables farms in partnership with his family, milking 330 cows in Cheshire, selling milk on a Co-op contract. He is also managing director of Hillsgreen, a marketing agency dedicated to agriculture with many high-profile clients, including NFU and Cereals.

clock 26 August 2022 • 4 min read
Good Evans: Milk and eggs are predicted to be in short supply in the future, time will tell

Livestock

Good Evans: Milk and eggs are predicted to be in short supply in the future, time will tell

Roger Evans discusses the price of milk, whether it is viable for farmers to keep producing their goods, and gives a suggestion for what needs to happen in Westminster.

clock 26 August 2022 • 4 min read
DAIRY MATTERS: 'The massive range in efficiency across systems is wider than ever'

Livestock

DAIRY MATTERS: 'The massive range in efficiency across systems is wider than ever'

Kathryn Rowland has been at Kingshay for 20 years and originally hails from a dairy farming family. Heading up Kingshay’s farm services team, she has overseen the recent publication of the 11th edition of the annual Dairy Costings Focus Report.

clock 28 July 2022 • 4 min read