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A smaller entry was seen at this year’s Welsh Dairy show, but this did not tarnish the high standard, with some of the best cattle the Welsh dairy industry has to offer on display. Ellie Layton reports.

Winners of the breed championships battled it out before the panel of judges at this year's Dairy Show at the Bath and West showground, Somerset, with the final judging coming down to a nail-biting finish. Ellie Layton reports.

Two cows made history by claiming back-to-back championships in the cattle show classes at this year's UK Dairy Day. Ellie Layton reports.

The countdown is on to the 10th anniversary of UK Dairy Day, which takes place at the International Centre, Telford, on September 11, 2024

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.

At long last we are enjoying some warm, dry weather here in Somerset. We have been lucky enough to grab some weather windows to do our first and second cuts on our Italian lays, and our first cut on everything else

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

A dairy business is showing that expansion does not always mean more cows and instead the focus is on driving forwards to get the most from the cows through breeding and the use of technology. Ellie Layton reports.

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I am certainly glad to see the end of the long period of wet weather we have been enduring in Somerset since October, and we are currently enjoying a crisp dry spell