Vet Sarah Hampson of LLM Farm Vets, explains why quarterly infectious disease checks can be beneficial to track antibody trends in bulk milk samples and the benefits of collective herd health data
James Hill returned to the farm knowing it would be a challenge. But, a new venture has seen the farm flourish. Chloe Palmer reports.
The Royal Association of British Dairy ÍæÅ¼½ã½ã welcomes head of agrifoods at HSBC, Allan Wilkinson, as their new president, succeeding Lord Ewen Cameron
Milk production appears to have taken a hit this autumn, with cows producing about 1-3 litres a cow a day less than last year
Wanting to start their own business, Sarah and Ed Beattie found a way to use milk from Sarah’s family’s farm. Emily Ashworth pays them a visit
Sustainability, potential export markets and monitoring future supplies were top of the agenda as chief reporter Rachael Brown spoke to Muller’s Rob Hutchison about the dairy’s priorities looking ahead
It is all part of ambitious plans to double the value of British dairy exports over the next 10 years
The any other breed section at AgriScot continues to get bigger and better every year and the event is an annual highlight for the team at Kedar, who are currently prepping entries from their Dumfries-based Brown Swiss herd. Lynsey Clark paid them a visit.
ÍæÅ¼½ã½ã are being encouraged to test for Q fever if they are experiencing a range of fertility issues in their dairy herds
ÍæÅ¼½ã½ã and vets praised for monitoring use