Dairy Farming

Becky Fenton and husband Paul milk 200 pedigree Holsteins under the Springlebee prefix at Centenary Farm, a Cheshire county council farm. In 2021, they bought a farm in Staffordshire and they plan to farm there once the new dairy set-up has been built.

A focus on calf health and the opportunity for industry collaboration has seen the Vance family improve calf performance and farm efficiency

Follow this five-point plan to achieve optimal innate and acquired calf immunity and reduce respiratory disease on-farm

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

A long-established family farming business is proving that scale, sustainability and animal welfare can go hand in hand

Milk price is the main topic of conversation on farms at the moment. Everyone is affected by it and with the expectation that the prices are to fall further before they recover, a lot of what our dairy team are currently doing is reviewing costs and developing bespoke strategies to support customers.

Growing beans and sunflowers in a crop of forage maize has seen a Pembrokeshire dairy farm raise silage crude protein (CP) levels to nearly 14%

The Spring Calving Index (£SCI) is set to be refined by AHDB to create a more relevant breeding tool for grazing based, spring calving dairy herds

Gwynfor Jarman and his family are committed to forging ahead with their business plan and have instigated several significant changes at Gwern Hefin over the years

Ben Yates manages Mells Park Estate, Somerset, where he oversees a 400-cow unit and manages the 405-ha (1,000 acre) estate. Along with his wife and two sons, Ben has his own small herd of pedigree Holsteins under the Wowcow prefix. He joined the Holstein UK Board of Trustees in 2021