Dairy Farming

Dairy farmers continue to feel under pressure as milk prices not set to rise until summer

Farming on the northern margins of the North Wessex Downs, Hamish McIntosh has always tried to maximise the contribution maize makes to his milking ration

The supermarket says it is important farmers are paid a fair price, so it reviews its farmgate prices regularly to reflect farmers’ costs

USA-based calf and heifer expert Dr Jim Quigley offers his perspective, after reviewing worldwide studies into best practice for calf colostrum handling and feeding

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

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

A dairy farmer in Ukraine is planning to build a new 1,000-cow unit once war with Russia ends

Milk price reductions over the past few months mean UK dairy farmers are facing the biggest milk crash in history

One of the discussions at this year's Semex International Dairy Conference, in Glasgow, was the role of artificial intelligence in the dairy industry