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A new, free test to diagnose Mycoplasma bovis is now available to farmers.

Dairy farmers are being encouraged to include trace element supplementation during drying off to support the transition period.

Arla Foods plan to double their emission reductions by 2030, to help keep global warming at 1.5°C in line with Paris Agreement.

A vet-led calf club underpinned by knowledge exchange and benchmarking has helped farmer members improve calf health, productivity and rearing protocol.

The dairy said it continued to engage with customers to secure price increases to pass back to the farm gate

It is time for the ‘bullying tactics’ and power imbalance in the dairy supply chain between farmers and processors to end.

Moving from conventional milking to robotic milking has the potential to drive numerous efficiency gains on-farm and help future-proof dairy businesses.

Adopting a farm-specific breeding programme with the aim of producing the right type of cow for that system is essential as part of any farm’s long-term efficiency drive.

Optimising the number of heifer calves produced by targeting and continuously monitoring the use of sexed semen could help business performance and carbon footprint.