dairy

Alan Carter farms in partnership with his parents, Paul and Christine, on a 162 hectare (400-acre), 400-cow dairy unit at Constantine, Cornwall, with 130 milking cows, supplying Saputo. Alan, also a Parish Councillor, and his wife Sarah, have two children, Ross and Dana

The union said it is looking for information from dairy businesses to gather insights for its response to an upcoming Government consultation

Kite Consulting advises dairy farmers to forward plan to deal with volatility

Dairy farmer Ben Gibbons is working with nutritionist Emma Wells to understand how continual improvements can help drive performance on a high yielding herd

Mossgiel Organic Farm wants to plot a better way forward to support small farm businesses which face volatility and uncertainty from the mega dairies

A focus on improving cow space and comfort, has helped the Pattinson family reduce clinical mastitis cases on-farm

Helen is a fifth-generation farmer who farms with her parents, David and Anne Shaw, husband, Craig, and their children, Alfred and Hattie, at Grey Leys Farm in the Vale of York. The farm comprises 162 hectares (400 acres) of grass, maize and wholecrop for the herd of 240 pedigree Jersey cows and more than 200 followers

This month, Roger Evans talks about visiting Scotland, his car journeys there and some highlights from his various holidays there

Early results from one of the largest soil carbon measurement programmes in UK dairy show measurable increases in soil carbon stocks on farms adopting regenerative practices

Dairy farmers should scrutinise the content of their calf milk powders to ensure they are getting the best return on investment in the feed at a time of falling farmgate milk prices