Feature - Dairy

Maintaining forage stocks during the winter and managing summer grazing are the main challenges at Commonwork, an organic dairy farm in Kent

Changes are underway on one Surrey dairy farm, with a move from a milk delivery round to a mobile vending machine that has been supported by a crowdfunding campaign

A Welsh dairy farm is companion cropping maize with sunflowers to reduce its purchased protein costs

The introduction of Dairy Shorthorns to the two herds producing Westcombe Cheese, near Shepton Mallet, has been integral to a more holistic approach

El Rancho farm was the first dairy unit in Argentina to install milking robots in 2018 and now the focus is on controlling rising costs

Ben Richards' commitment to enhancing soil health on his Cornish dairy farm has earned him the runner-up position in the Soil Farmer of the Year competition

Starting out as a herdsman just over a decade ago, Jimmy Pritt is now milking almost 1,000 cows across two very different Leicestershire units on a contract farming arrangement

The installation of robots in 2019 paved the way for David Luxton and his family to realise system benefits throughout the farm by managing fixed costs more efficiently and focussing on generating more milk with lower operating costs. Farmers Guardian reports.

Showing dairy cattle is a passion for the Rickard family, who have built up a successful dairy herd from scratch, and future proofed their family farm along the way