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A few minor tweaks around the farmyard could help livestock farmers greatly reduce the risk that disposal of spent footbath solutions might cause environmental damage

Scottish livestock farmers are exploring a method of fermenting manure in the hope it will boost farm productivity and slash emissions, in a new Innovative Íæż½ã½ã field lab

Growing a livestock enterprise with minimal capital is not easy but it is far from impossible, according to speakers at the recent Go Falkland, Scotland's Groundswell outreach event

In the coming weeks we look forwards to two important dairy industry events – UK Dairy Day, taking place on September 11; followed by the Dairy Show on October 2

A former accountant has taken a leap into dairy farming, with milk from his 40-cow herd sold direct to the public on the Isle of Man

In April this year, farmers across England were receiving £74.2 million for establishing and maintaining herbal leys – the action known as SAM3

In my last column, I wrote about how we were embracing a zero-grazing system, which initially increased our milk yield but significantly added to our workload. Forget that! A few weeks later, yields dipped, grass quality was poor and we were fed up with the extra tractor work and scraping copious amounts of muck. Also, it eventually stopped raining

Big investments in milking technology are not always about chart-topping cow numbers or yields

Trade was as hot as the weather at last week's Thame Summer Sheep Fair at Thame showground where 15,295 head sold through the ring over two days to achieve a record clearance of 99.4%.

It's the time of year again to switch off the vacuum pumps, stop making ice and shut the farm gate as we hit the peak three to four weeks of our summer dry period