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. Wendy Short reports.
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. Íæż½ã½ã reports.
Hayley Campbell-Gibbons will officially start her role as RABDF's chief executive on November 11 2024
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. Ellie Layton finds out more.
The cooperative said global milk supplies continue to be stable while retail sales continue to grow
The dairy has confirmed its milk price will increase from October 1
Farmer co-op reports 5.4% revenue growth for first half of 2024
The Rockett family combine their passion for showing with keeping the milking herd at home going
Britain's last remaining prison-run dairy farm has installed two milking robots, a move that has significantly increased milk yield from its herd of 120 pedigree Holsteins
High concentrate diets and acidic clamp silage are some of the main causes of sub-acute ruminal acidosis in dairy cows