Feature - Dairy

Labour on a Cheshire unit has been halved following the installation of 10 robots for the high-yielding Holstein herd, with the 7% milk yield increase coupled with a small rise in feed costs

Tom and Karen Halton, winners of the 2024 British Farming Awards Dairy Farmer of the Year award, impressed judges with their 'firm eye on the future and determination to forge great connections with the public'

West View Farm was one of four units that participated in a collaborative project between Kite Consulting and Cogent to develop the EcoFeed genomic feed efficiency trait

An ex-arable farm has converted to organic milk production by using a specialist combination of long-lasting grasses, clovers and herbal leys to create a grazing platform capable of sustaining 430 dairy cows

For Jack Allwood having a clear policy for the beef-sired calves on his family's dairy farm is key

The Yates family run two pedigree Holstein herds in Kirkcudbrightshire on the same management system, with one milked three times a day and the other twice

Larkton House has long been a grazing farm but over the years Peter Done and his team have worked hard to refine the system to ensure grass remains at the core of the business

Now processing 500,000 litres of milk a day, Graham’s The Family Dairy has progressed way beyond its humble roots of 80-plus years ago, when Robert Graham senior’s parents took on the rent of Airthrey Kerse, Bridge of Allan

A sixth-generation young farmer is bucking the trend and is considering reducing cow numbers so her family's farm can stay in business

A lack of new tenant interest and heavy financial losses have forced Jason and Katherin Salisbury to quit their dairy farm on the island of Sark