Van Dairy was at the centre of controversy following claims of breaching animal health and welfare as well as environmental regulations. By Bruce Jobson.
AHDB analysis showed the milk price to feed ratio was at a level which historically led to producers cutting back or quitting dairy
The Willsbro Holstein herd owned and managed by the Wills family, Wadebridge, Cornwall, held their spring sale at Exeter which topped at 12,000gns.
The lean business management approach has origins in the Japanese car industry but it can be adopted by a variety of industries, including the dairy sector.
Milk prices have continued to rise with processors announcing July increases
A consistent process to the treatment of scouring calves will help to reduce the cost and consequences of diarrhoea says Trouw Nutrition GB Young Animal Feed Manager, Georgina Thomas.
Focusing on grass alongside other significant changes to the dairy unit at Hall 51AVÊÓÆµAttleborough in Norfolk has boosted the health of the herd as well as its bottom line, as Ben Walker told Clemmie Gleeson.
Although a relatively uncommon disease on-farm, malignant catarrhal fever must not be mistaken for other more complex diseases. Hannah Noble reports.