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Dairy Matters - Paul Tompkins: "I recognise that the strength of UK dairy farming lies in its diverse production types"

As a dairy farmer I am very familiar with the extreme highs and lows the market throws at us, and the enormous pressures experienced by businesses like my own during downturns

25 April 2024 鈥� 5 min read

Eight years ago, when milk prices were at a historic low, I found that combining my voice with other producers was the most effective way for me to amplify my concerns and ensure farmers were being listened...

Early-maturing maize variety boosts silage yields on Oxfordshire dairy farm

Farming on the northern margins of the North Wessex Downs, Hamish McIntosh has always tried to maximise the contribution maize makes to his milking ration

Dairy Farmer

28 January 2026 鈥� 5 min read

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Colostrum management: Latest research on handling and storage for dairy farmers

USA-based calf and heifer expert Dr Jim Quigley offers his perspective, after reviewing worldwide studies into best practice for calf colostrum handling and feeding

Wendy Short

27 January 2026 鈥� 4 min read

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Dairy Talk - Ifan Roberts: "As much as it is painful to see such turbulence, there is nothing that quite focuses one's mind on-farm than when times are lean"

Ifan Roberts is a new entrant who has established a contract farming agreement milking 500 block calving cows in Cheshire, and is aiming to improve the land farmed, encourage others to participate in the industry and deliver attractive returns to his stakeholders

Dairy Farmer

25 January 2026 鈥� 3 min read

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