dairy

Vaccination, tag testing and biosecurity are identified as key to preventing BVD across UK dairy farms

According to a survey from Arla, more than half of Britain's dairy farmers are finding it more difficult than ever to recruit

"This was a shocking case of animal neglect and animal suffering."

Dairy farmer Michael Williams and his vet Rhiannon Lewis are utilising historical test data on-farm to identify ‘residual disease risk' in clear-testing cattle, through the identification and management of high-risk animals for slaughter and improved biosecurity

"It is quite scary when we have one viewpoint being pushed which could hurt so many farm businesses"

The big story since I last wrote has to be the decline in the number of dairy farmers. Just to put it into some sort of perspective, when we started First Milk I think we had 3,500 members

El Rancho farm was the first dairy unit in Argentina to install milking robots in 2018 and now the focus is on controlling rising costs

“We appreciate the impact restrictions can have on farmers. We are committed to working with everyone affected"

Farmer-led group will have 'significant influence' says Rural Affairs Minister

On the 225th anniversary of Westmorland County Show, visitors returned to the ringside to watch an admirable show of stock exhibited across the two-day event