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A new pilot scheme is underway to help create pathways into the Scottish dairy industry and grow talent within it.

THE spring sale of Jerseys at Skipton saw a top bid of 5,250 for Bluegrass Tequilas Merry Jane.

Milk market disparity is widening the gap between the ‘haves’ and ‘have nots’ within the dairy sector, NFU dairy chairman Michael Oakes has warned.

With Graham’s the Family Dairy one of Scotland’s most iconic food and drink brands, Alex Black spoke to Robert Graham about building the business up from a village milk round

Muller said the price rise was on the back of strong demand as well as a recognition of the challenges of rising input costs for farmers

A pair of Glamorgan beef farmers have said they will be forced to give up keeping cattle if the Welsh Government’s new Nitrate Vulnerable Zone rules are not amended.

The origin of feed is becoming a key issue for livestock producers, but care is needed transitioning to sustainable protein sources.

Growing concern from the public and producers about the practice of separating dairy calves from their mothers at birth and rearing them artificially, prompted Harper Adams University PhD researcher, Olivia Bolton, to carry o

In calves housed in pairs or groups, cross suckling following milk feeding increases the likelihood of them continuing to do this after weaning and can be seen as poor animal welfare, whereas play behaviour is regarded as pos

The winter period, and all of its associated feed costs, will have motivated many farmers to start reassessing their future feeding strategy. Faced with ever fluctuating feed and milk prices, more and more farmers are looking to improve business margins by increasing the amount of milk they produce from forage.