Dairy Farming

Understanding the value of slurry is key to utilising nutrients efficiently and growing quality silage

Diluting the risk of opportunistic environmental infection is key to managing and preventing mastitis in the dairy herd

Helen is a fifth-generation farmer who farms with her family at Grey Leys Farm in the Vale of York. The farm comprises 162ha (400 acres) of grass, maize and wholecrop for their 240 pedigree Jersey cows plus followers

James and family farm Dairy Shorthorns east of Kendal, Cumbria. The fifth generation to farm at Strickley, James is also vice-chair of the Nature Friendly Farming Network

This month, Roger Evans describes the practice of vacuum silage and discusses the art of discretion

Harper Adams student Hannah Kiddey writes about why she chose to study agriculture and the skills she has gained working on farms

Tom and Karen Halton, winners of the 2024 British Farming Awards Dairy Farmer of the Year award, impressed judges with their 'firm eye on the future and determination to forge great connections with the public'

In today's Farming in Five, chief reporter Rachael Brown reports on the Muller farmers who will be compensated 'in full' after they were forced to dump their milk due to a number of breakdowns at the Skelmersdale site, the CLA's warning to Chancellor Rachel Reeves not to 'sell out' British farming in any deals or agreement as she arrives in Washington for trade talks, and news that contracting prices are set to rise by an average of 5.7% in 2025

Grant Hartman, chair of MMG dairy farmers said farmers he had spoken to were ‘frustrated' but were comforted by the fact Muller had confirmed no farmer will lose out

In today's Farming in Five, chief reporter Rachael Brown reflects on the significant investment needed by dairy farmers to meet regulatory requirements, the dairy farm that has been purchased to turn it into a 'haven' for biodiversity with the help of a Wallace and Gromit animator, and a new research project using seaweed to foster plant resilience