dairy

Dairy cow fertility is described as a ‘spider's web of interconnect risk factors' by veterinary consultant Dr Vicki Shepherd, so what factors need addressing to achieve good performance?

This month, Roger Evans discusses moving to the country for a ‘good life' and takes a look at how grass has fared over recent months

Johne's disease continues to undermine progress in some herds, often quietly and over time, so does the approach to controlling this disease need to change?

Speakers at a recent conference organised by Trouw Nutrition urged the industry to discuss efficiency and profit with emission reduction as an additional key performance indicator

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

In a closely fought contest the supreme dairy title went to Corringham Lambda S Gremlin

Consistent hygiene and provision of a well-mixed milk replacer will have a knock-on effect on calf performance and health, translating into labour savings in the calf shed

The Holstein champion took top honours in dairy rings at this year's Great Yorkshire Show, followed closely by the Dairy Shorthorn champion

Farming 405 hectares (1,000 acres), a mix of tenanted and owned land at Gatcombe Farm, near Seaton, Devon, Robert Reed and his family milk 350 all-year-round calving Holstein cows via five robots and are achieving average yields of 12,000 litres