Dairy Farming

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

Figures from the latest Kingshay Dairy Costings report show why it is so important to focus on fertility and conception efficiencies to reduce the number of forced culls

Northern Ireland's farmers face pressure as farmgate prices for milk return with an expected decline

Having installed a monitoring system to detect heats in his autumn-calving herd, Devon dairy farmer Alan Webber has seen submission and in-calf rates rise by as much as 10% in two years

A downer cow's best chance of rejoining the herd lies in having a strict protocol for rapid diagnosis and treatment

The 2025 season might not have been the kindest for growing forage maize, but it has offered some potentially valuable lessons

Football star Erling Haaland has again championed milk for its health benefits saying it’s vital for his bones and muscles, having visited a Cheshire farm to purchase it raw

Dairy farmer Andrew Rees has introduced a number of initiatives designed to work with nature, minimise impacts on water quality and increase business resilience

Keep an eye out for dung consistency, cudding and body condition this winter when evaluating how diets are performing

Reduced feed and water intakes, nasal discharge and reduced milk production are some of the clinical signs of avian influenza seen in US dairy cattle