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A Cumbrian dairy farmer is defying the odds by milking his grazing herd of Normande cows through robots

The utilisation and impact of robotics on large scale dairy farming was the subject of Ali Cook's Nuffield scholarship

Outwintering dairy youngstock can be beneficial, but planning is key to success says Germinal’s Harley Brown-Keech

Lessons from a thriving maize under-sowing trial were shared with farmers at Severn Trent's 2,000-hectare (4,942-acre) maize production and anaerobic digestion site, Stoke Bardolph, in Nottinghamshire

As is the nature of farming, once one harvest is done thoughts soon turn to next year's crop

Roger Evans discusses the wearing of shorts, health and safety on farms and profiteering by supermarkets

Digital dermatitis, white line disease, slurry heel and sole ulcers are the main risk factors for lameness in cows at housing

This year is passing in the blink of an eye and there never seems to be enough hours in the day

Proposals were announced which included cutting livestock numbers to meet 2030 targets

Bovine papular stomatitis is not commonly diagnosed on dairy farms but producers should be aware of the viral infection, as its symptoms can mimic much more serious diseases, including foot-and-mouth and bovine viral diarrhoea