Increased demand for dairy means the industry has a bright future, as long as farmers can weather the storm ahead. Industry leaders run through what challenges they can expect in the forthcoming years.
Labour savings, improved cow performance and better health management have been some of the benefits of moving to robotic milking on one Cumbrian dairy farm.
An automated feeding system is proving its worth on a Shropshire farm where yields, cow health and feeding efficiencies have been given a boost.
Combining corrective mating with a sexed and beef strategy has started to push herd genetic gain to the next level on one Wiltshire farm, while genomic testing should supercharge the process even more.
Escalating feed costs bring into sharp focus the need to improve nutritional efficiencies on-farm.
A Devon farming family has focused on optimising efficiencies across their three dairy units. Here is how they have done it.