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In your field: Helen Stanier - "The change in the cows' diet has been noticed by an observant customer"

Farm Life

In your field: Helen Stanier - "The change in the cows' diet has been noticed by an observant customer"

Helen is a fifth-generation farmer who farms with her parents, David and Anne Shaw, husband, Craig, and their children, Alfred and Hattie, at Grey Leys Farm in the Vale of York. The farm comprises 162 hectares (400 acres) of grass, maize and wholecrop for the herd of 240 pedigree Jersey cows and more than 200 followers

clock 21 September 2024 • 2 min read
Dairy Farmer - from the editor: "It is important we also try look for positives when we can"

Dairy

Dairy Farmer - from the editor: "It is important we also try look for positives when we can"

In the coming weeks we look forwards to two important dairy industry events – UK Dairy Day, taking place on September 11; followed by the Dairy Show on October 2

clock 21 August 2024 • 1 min read
Dairy Farmer: From the Editor: "It does breathe an air of positivity into the sector"

Dairy

Dairy Farmer: From the Editor: "It does breathe an air of positivity into the sector"

Last year was dominated once again by high costs of production, flooding events and business uncertainty, as farmers grappled with changes to support payments

clock 17 January 2024 • 1 min read
Dairy Talk - Gemma Smale-Rowland: "Sometimes taking a break is the most important thing you can do"

Dairy

Dairy Talk - Gemma Smale-Rowland: "Sometimes taking a break is the most important thing you can do"

As we sit back and reflect on 2023, once again the roller coaster weather that we experienced played a significant, and challenging role, across the farming sector

clock 17 January 2024 • 3 min read
Dairy Talk - Becky Fenton: "Good luck to them both commencing their farming journey"

Dairy

Dairy Talk - Becky Fenton: "Good luck to them both commencing their farming journey"

This year is passing in the blink of an eye and there never seems to be enough hours in the day

clock 20 October 2023 • 3 min read
Dairy Matters - Braced for an uncertain future

Dairy

Dairy Matters - Braced for an uncertain future

Michael Oakes, dairy farmers and NFU dairy board chair, discusses the findings of the NFU's recent Dairy Production Intentions survey

clock 25 September 2023 • 5 min read
Dairy Talk - Becky Fenton: "It is always an eye opener visiting other farms and I came home with several ideas"

Dairy

Dairy Talk - Becky Fenton: "It is always an eye opener visiting other farms and I came home with several ideas"

Becky Fenton and husband Paul milk 200 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 01 September 2023 • 3 min read
Dairy Talk: Dan Burdett - 'The challenge for us is to maintain a productive and, most importantly, profitable farm'

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Dairy Talk: Dan Burdett - 'The challenge for us is to maintain a productive and, most importantly, profitable farm'

After many years of complaining about dry springs here in Sussex, I finally got my comeuppance this year, with March and April both delivering more than 100mm of rain.

clock 23 May 2023 • 3 min read
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