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Hugh Pocock: "These technologies promise a more efficient, sustainable and prosperous future in farming"

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Hugh Pocock: "These technologies promise a more efficient, sustainable and prosperous future in farming"

Hugh Pocock, director at Cultura Connect, provides an insight into his visit to the Animal AgTech Innovation Summit in Dallas

clock 10 June 2025 • 5 min read
OPINION: As the deadline looms, all eyes are on dairy contracts

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OPINION: As the deadline looms, all eyes are on dairy contracts

Alex Black, Farmers Guardian's head of news and business, reflects on legislation looking to boost fairness in the supply chain

clock 30 May 2025 • 1 min read
Dairy Talk - Becky Fenton: "I can absolutely see the future in robotic milking"

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Dairy Talk - Becky Fenton: "I can absolutely see the future in robotic milking"

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

clock 23 May 2025 • 3 min read
Dairy Talk - Dan Burdett: "I hope that in some shape or form, dairy cows continue to be a part of its future"

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Dairy Talk - Dan Burdett: "I hope that in some shape or form, dairy cows continue to be a part of its future"

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

clock 22 May 2025 • 3 min read
Roger Evans: "You have never made silage unless you have made vacuum silage"

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Roger Evans: "You have never made silage unless you have made vacuum silage"

This month, Roger Evans describes the practice of vacuum silage and discusses the art of discretion

clock 21 May 2025 • 4 min read
Roger Evans: "I see a lot of dairy farmers with lumps on their feet like this"

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Roger Evans: "I see a lot of dairy farmers with lumps on their feet like this"

This month Roger Evans discusses grazing, artificial intelligence and regales us with tales of visitors to the farm and conversations with a doctor

clock 22 April 2025 • 5 min read
Dairy Talk - Claire Eastham: "With turnout we also saw a return to hearing calls of 'the cows are out'"

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Dairy Talk - Claire Eastham: "With turnout we also saw a return to hearing calls of 'the cows are out'"

Well it's been a tumultuous three months since I wrote my last article and it looks like we are in for a bumpy ride ahead, so buckle in

clock 19 April 2025 • 3 min read
Dairy Matters - Phil Christopher: "Surely there is a way we can speed up bTB control"

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Dairy Matters - Phil Christopher: "Surely there is a way we can speed up bTB control"

Former cowman and agri-marketing contractor Phil Christopher discusses why he thinks AHDB should provide a ‘boots on the ground' farm support service to educate and support farmers in the fight against bovine TB

clock 18 April 2025 • 4 min read
Letters: "How many dairy farms use precision livestock farming technologies and how do they support decision-making?

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Letters: "How many dairy farms use precision livestock farming technologies and how do they support decision-making?

Joanne Sharpe, a PhD student at Harper Adams University, is investigating the use of digital tools and sensors, including wearable devices that monitor dairy cows 24/7

clock 16 April 2025 • 1 min read
Dairy Matters - Rob Kirk: "When grant funding becomes available there is a risk farmers focus on what they can get, not what they need"

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Dairy Matters - Rob Kirk: "When grant funding becomes available there is a risk farmers focus on what they can get, not what they need"

Robert Kirk, of smaXtec, discusses what farmers should consider when thinking about applying for a grant

clock 30 March 2025 • 5 min read