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Marcus Doig, 27, graduated from Harper Adams University after spending a year in industry learning all aspects of modern dairy farming. He now manages a family owned 243-hectare dairy in Somerset, milking 300 cows. 

NFU president at the time, Sir Ben Gill, was one of the major figures of the crisis. Here, his son Ed Gill tells Hannah Binns how his dad handled the huge pressure and why the family remains proud of the role he played.

Just like teenagers, cows are influenced by the group around them and need to be given choices, independence and rules, said New Zealand vet Neil Chesterton in a recent AHDB webinar.

Increasing the amount of carbon in UK soils will be key to achieving the farming industry’s goal of accomplishing net zero by 2040, with recent data identifying that 5 MtCO2e/year could be stored in soil.

Constantly making small improvements can add up to a big difference over time, as the Hall family who milk pedigree Holsteins near Shelley, West Yorkshire, have found out.

The Livestock Auctioneers Association said the figures showed the importance of the auction mart system

This year marks 20 years since the foot-and-mouth crisis which devastated rural Britain. In this special look back, Hannah Binns talks to those who lived through the crisis and how it changed farming lives.

Making a realistic assessment of silage stocks and careful planning will be important actions to ensure winter forage supplies will last through to turnout says Dai Lewis, technical commercial manager with Massey Feeds.

Our yearlings are lambing well, apart from the occasional large single. We designed the lambing shed so we did not have far to go to reach a bonding pen, which helps immensely with reluctant first time mums.