Dairy Farming

Dairy farmers are encouraged to understand the signs and symptoms of Schmallenburg within dairy herds amid UK outbreak

This year’s Borderway UK Dairy Expo saw record breaking entries, with over 460 dairy cattle entered across seven breeds

After losing the original dairy herd to foot-and-mouth in 2001, the Pratt family, who farm in Bellerby, near Leyburn, North Yorkshire, have been dedicated to rebuilding their pedigree Holstein herd ever since

Making the switch to Montbeliardes over a decade ago ignited a passion for the breed in the Cotton family but also formed the basis of a successful business model. Chloe Palmer reports.

Grant funding is available to help dairy farmers protect herd health and water quality against contamination from cryptosporidium this spring. Farmers Guardian learns more from Severn Trent agricultural adviser, Mark Biddulph.

It follows years of campaigning from the UK farming unions

An overall year-on-year decline in antimicrobial usage across UK dairy herds was highlighted in Kingshay dairy consultants' latest Antimicrobial Focus Report