A focus on the milking routine can be a useful tool to help reduce mastitis incidence and vets can play an important role in this
From Dairy Farmer editor, Katie Jones.
Once conditions dry out, many farmers will start to think about over-seeding their pastures to improve health and productivity of grassland
Dairy farmers are producing in a new era of higher costs, more price volatility and a smaller safety net, but there are still plenty of opportunities
Despite the increasing prominence of automated milking systems on dairy farms in the UK, some dairy farmers are opposed to housing cows all-year-round
Well it's wet. I can only hope by the time you read this it's dry, or we're all in trouble
Red clover is often presented as a good option for increasing grassland production, but it can be a difficult crop to establish and grow
This month Roger Evans discusses after dinner speaking, water pollution and tells a tale of how a farmer got the better of the tax man
In Somerset, spring is trying to show its face between the rain showers. The warmer weather that we enjoyed recently gave us good growth rates of 34kg of dry matter/hectare per day
The continued wet weather could impact UK imports of wheat from Germany