Dairy Farmer

Managing lameness is an all-year-round task, with care needed to ensure problems do not arise when cattle are at grass

After a steady start to calving at Houghton Lodge in early February we were fully back on track by the beginning of March and had delivered over 630 calvings in four weeks equating to 59% of the expected 1,070 calvings due by the beginning of May

With peak milk for the UK now less than two months away the awareness of the spring flush is dominating European trading sentiment

A good number of milk buyers are increasing their milk prices as we head into spring

Ensuring grass is cut at the right time to achieve the desired silage quality is paramount and leaving it late will result in a reduction in sugars, protein and digestibility

First generation farmer Richard Moss and his wife Rachel are living a shared dream on a county council progression dairy farm in Staffordshire

Arla was expecting a strong first half of 2024, but it was difficult to see what lies further ahead in a volatile market

In a world where dairy gets a bad reputation for greenhouse gas emissions, one West Country producer is managing his herds to be more sustainable

HSE says animals were the main cause of farm fatalities in British agriculture during the past year

Part of our exit strategy if you like, was to get planning permission on three of our conventional buildings. I would hasten to add that our exit was forced upon us