dairy talk

As I write this at the very end of April, the race is on to see who will be the first to silage in Cheshire. The sun's shining and there's no rain forecast at all

With this article's deadline looming, I sit here in my office as dawn breaks on yet another glorious spring morning, with birds vocal chords in fine fettle and the promise of another warm and sunny day to look forward to

Ifan Roberts is a new entrant who has established a contract farming agreement milking 500 block calving cows in Cheshire

Oh what a three months it's been; Inheritance Tax, BPS slashing, capital grants ‘paused', the removal of commercial vehicle status on double cab pick ups and let's not forget the Bovaer foray

As I look back, 2024 was a year of lots of change for me, my business and farming in general in more ways than one

We were lucky enough to have a relatively quiet and drama-free Christmas period on the farm, with some drier weather helping

As with all farmers, the weather is one of our biggest influences on nearly everything we do

As I write this at the beginning of November, we are currently in the midst of doing our maize in Cheshire.

Another year, another calving block comes to an end, filled with a few surprises and challenges but mainly positive memories

It has been a busy couple of months through our calving period, with 360 calvings in eight weeks