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Roger Evans: "We just shrug our shoulders and try not to spill too much milk"

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Roger Evans: "We just shrug our shoulders and try not to spill too much milk"

This month, Roger Evans discusses cow's feet, fallen stock and the mysteries of mobile phones

clock 29 June 2026 • 4 min read
Alan Carter: "Will they want smaller dairy farms that can't continually expand in the future?

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Alan Carter: "Will they want smaller dairy farms that can't continually expand in the future?

In Your Field columnist Alan Carter on the weather in Cornwall, mischievous cows, the Royal Cornwall Show being cancelled, and the decline in dairy farms

clock 28 June 2026 • 3 min read
Dairy Talk: Becky Fenton: "Unfortunately, milk contracts are not farmer-friendly"

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Dairy Talk: Becky Fenton: "Unfortunately, milk contracts are not farmer-friendly"

Becky Fenton and husband Paul milk 200 pedigree Holsteins under the Springlebee prefix at Centenary Farm, a Cheshire county council farm. In 2021, they bought a farm in Staffordshire and they plan to farm there once the new dairy set-up has been built

clock 27 June 2026 • 3 min read
Farming Matters: "I farm regeneratively because I believe we can produce food in a way that heals rather than harms"

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Farming Matters: "I farm regeneratively because I believe we can produce food in a way that heals rather than harms"

Matthew Elphick, a regenerative dairy farmer from Redhill, Surrey, explains why he has chosen the regenerative route and the challenges it brings

clock 27 June 2026 • 3 min read
Dairy Talk - Dan Burdett: "I promised myself last year I would take bolder decisions, and so I hope this year I have the balance right"

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Dairy Talk - Dan Burdett: "I promised myself last year I would take bolder decisions, and so I hope this year I have the balance right"

Dan and his family own and run the 300-hectare (741-acre) Cockhaise Farm, near Haywards Heath, West Sussex. The farm is home to an organic autumn-calving herd of 240 Holstein and Friesian crosses

clock 02 June 2026 • 3 min read
Roger Evans: "I asked whether a cow that urinated on an electric fence would get a shock"

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Roger Evans: "I asked whether a cow that urinated on an electric fence would get a shock"

clock 31 May 2026 • 4 min read
Dairy Matters - Evie Rogers: "Tighter margins require a renewed focus"

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Dairy Matters - Evie Rogers: "Tighter margins require a renewed focus"

Changing how you approach your business can help control costs and improve performance during periods of low milk price, says Evie Rogers from Kite Consulting

clock 24 May 2026 • 5 min read
Alan Carter: "The rats have taken full advantage of the situation. They are looking in tremendous condition"

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Alan Carter: "The rats have taken full advantage of the situation. They are looking in tremendous condition"

In Your Field columnist Alan Carter on the start to silage season, the milk price and a rodent problem that has got out of hand

clock 24 May 2026 • 3 min read
Dairy Talk - Stuart Sadler: "If only we had a crystal ball"

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Dairy Talk - Stuart Sadler: "If only we had a crystal ball"

clock 17 May 2026 • 3 min read
"We've had the latest turnout I've seen in the five years I've been running the estate"

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"We've had the latest turnout I've seen in the five years I've been running the estate"

Dairy Talk columnist Ben Yates on the impact of a wet start to the year, tree planting, spring tasks and rugby

clock 10 May 2026 • 3 min read