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With unvaccinated livestock at risk of clostridial diseases, farmers are being urged to plan ahead for vaccine supply issues.

Forget chocolate, experts are predicting that cheese will be the food of choice for many shoppers looking for a Valentine’s Day treat.

Following an unprecedented year for the dairy sector, Alex Black spoke to Arla UK’s Simon Ho as the co-operative looks ahead to a volatile 2023.

Making sure Gen Z has the right facts about the nutrition and environmental status of dairy products is essential to the industry’s future.

Dairy cows of the future will be smaller and rounder than current animals, and will be highly efficient at producing milk solids while having lower emissions said American geneticist Dr John Cole, of Peak Genetics.

As environmental pressures increase and input costs continue to rise, the importance of soil health and the concept of regenerating soils, is a topic of conversation more and more farmers are becoming a part of.

Beef and dairy producers should be hit with a new tax in order to incentivise greener farming methods, while consumers should follow a diet restricted to fewer than three portions of meat a week, a new report has suggested.

The Animal and Plant Health Association (APHA) has announced that field trials for cattle vaccine and new skin test for Bovine Tuberculosis (TB) are moving onto the next phase, in the fight to eradicate the disease.

Processors have been announcing March prices with Muller dropping 3ppl

A switch to cross-breeding can feel like a daunting step, so a Yorkshire farming family put a toe in the water by importing a wagon-load of cross-bred in-calf heifers