Feature - Dairy

The Whell family operate two cross-bred dairy herds with one focused on low inputs and the other aiming for higher yields

A Lancashire dairy farmer has significantly reduced calf scours, mortality, and antibiotic use by vaccinating cows in late pregnancy against cryptosporidium parvum

Fifth-generation farming family, the Rowes, made the final six in the 2024 NMR/RADDF Gold Cup award for 2024 with their 450-cow herd in Cornwall

Moving from a conventional parlour to three milking robots is helping one Staffordshire farming family boost milk yields and relieve workloads

Producing milk from cows regeneratively is tricky but not impossible, especially when selling direct to consumers, as dairy farmers Rebecca Mayhew and Mark Lee are finding out

In 1980, the Reade family took on the challenge of relocating from Somerset to the Isle of Mull, setting the scene for an incredible journey in cheesemaking

A clear focus on combining her love of cows and numbers has delivered Vermont farmer and dairy consultant Joanna Lidback the life she dreamed of as a child

How and why milk from forage should be optimised, regardless of system type was discussed at Mole Valley Farmers' recent Farmer Expo event in Shepton Mallet

A simple, low-input system for an 80-cow herd produces a 73% milk-from-forage figure for Philip and David Clarke of Co Tyrone

Manufactured by Albutt, the system has been a joint development between a North Dorset dairy farmer and a large animal vet