dairy cows

A dairy farm in Mexico with huge potential to increase production is currently on the market as a potential investment opportunity

Vet, Emma Greaves, shares her top tips for managing pink eye infections within the dairy herd

An estimated 5–10% of dairy units in the UK currently use automated systems to deliver optimised lighting with potential benefits linked to increased fertility and yield performance

Auctioneer and partner at GTH, Andrew Clements on dairy’s ups and downs

Preventative hoof trimming will not eliminate all foot health and lameness problems on-farm, but it is a key strategy to reducing future lameness risk

Both external and internal biosecurity measures should be considered when controlling infection risk on dairy farms

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

Vet Emma Greaves, of Stapeley Veterinary Practice, looks at how to manage winter mastitis infections on-farm

Variable silage quality and nutrition challenges could be a driver of scour among milking herds this winter

Virtual fencing is allowing one farm in Norway to expand its grazing perimeters and utilise previously unused land