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MD at Royal Association of British Dairy Farmers, Matt Knight, said he was sad the BBC had chosen to highlight one farm where “inexcusable abuse was witnessed, as this was not representative of our industry.” Photo: Mark Pasveer
22-02-2022 | News

Dairy welfare row erupts following TV investigation

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21-02-2022 | News

Upcoming Heat Stress webinar: Join us!

For dairy farmer Justin Telford, power bills became an increasingly significant spend. Photo: Rabobank
21-02-2022 | Article

How much are solar systems saving dairy farmers?

Biodigestion in the US has been cast as something the small, individual farmer can’t afford, says Michel Wattiaux, Professor of Dairy Systems Management at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Photo: Jan Willem Schouten
18-02-2022 | Article

Sustainability: The small dairy’s place

Photo: Chis McCullough
17-02-2022 | Article

Making heifers’ first-time parlour visit safe and stress-free

Although the vast majority of farmers were implementing preventive trimming, there was a large variation in terms of when this was undertaken both in terms of frequency and also its timing within the management cycle. Photo: Henk Riswick
16-02-2022 | Expert opinion

Research: What do farmers want to know about hoof trimming?

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16-02-2022 | News

Russia: The high costs of dairy labelling

Mark Reed, Professor of Rural Entrepreneurship at SRUC, which has led the £1.5m project, said: “These findings are important because they show the important role hedgerow planting can play in meeting net zero targets. Photo: Wick Natzijl
15-02-2022 | News

Dairy farmers reaping the benefits of private investment

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15-02-2022 | News

Parasite Special: Reserve your space now!

Grass tetany, or hypomagnesaemia, is caused by a lack of magnesium and is common in lactating cows grazing lush spring pasture. Photo: Chris McCullough
14-02-2022 | Article

How dairy farmers can look out for grass tetany

Nick Major, Corporate Affairs Director for ForFarmers and Chair of Global Feed LCA Institute (GFLI)
11-02-2022 | News

Climate change and the feed sector centre stage at GFSS event

US: New England’s dairy farming dilemmas
10-02-2022 | Article

US: New England’s dairy farming dilemmas

Fresh grass can produce insoluble ammonium salts with magnesium, significantly reducing Mg-bioavailability (Blood Mg <2mg/100ml). Photo: Shutterstock
10-02-2022 | Expert opinion

Controlling cow metabolic diseases via balanced rations

Ideally, silage should be cut at 16-20% dry matter, and harvested at 30-35% for a pit and 35-40% for baled silage. Photo: Chris McCullough
09-02-2022 | Article

Efficiently managing silage for dairy cows

Rebecca Mayhew, who runs a dairy herd in Norfolk, said the lack of value attached to milk by processors and supermarkets was the root cause of some of the sector’s problems. Photo: Canva
08-02-2022 | News

UK: Calls for better regulations around milk contracts

While cattle with predominantly white markings seem to be more resistant to horn flies, they are also are more susceptible to health problems such as sunburn and eye cancers. Photo: Bailey Basiel / Penn State
08-02-2022 | Article

Why some dairy cows naturally fend off the horn fly