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Dairy producers looking to reduce feed costs and boost milk output could do well to team up with local arable growers planning to grow maize this spring following a difficult autumn drilling programme

Having figured out at a relatively young age that one day I wanted to have a dairy farm of my own I knew that with very little capital to start off with this was going to be a real challenge

Different rates of slurry and artificial fertiliser have been trialled by Ayrshire dairy farmer, John Kerr, to see how yields can be optimised and costs reduced

It is welcome news that some milk buyers have found themselves in a position to be able to increase milk prices either for December or the start of the New Year

Installing an automated slurry robot has helped one Welsh dairy save labour and improve cow foot health

Moving from an eight-unit abreast parlour to milking robots has brought change, opportunity and growth, but also significant adjustment to Tim Jeynes and his family

Roger Evans discusses the price of ewes, reminisces  about some of the mobile phone technology he used to have, and talks about the perils of coming into contact with a hornet

Our embryo transfer technician joked that when he drove away from a farm in late March he cheerily wished his client a 'Happy Christmas', having just implanted 30 embryos

UK butter prices have increased in line with EU prices to £4,450/t, with cream at around £2.00/kg now, having been in the doldrums over the summer at £1.60 to £1.70/kg

This month, Robert Kelly is senior vice president for the Europe region of MSD Animal Health, discusses why innovation will be vital if Britain is to produce more food to meet the needs of a growing population, at the same time as protecting the environment