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Muller has increased its Muller Direct Premium price by 1ppl, citing an uplift in consumer demand in the wake of the coronavirus epidemic.

Farmers should be prepared to protect their stock from flies earlier this year with the mild weather expected to increase fly numbers and prolong the season, warns a leading biologist.

Farmers have urged Government to halt plans to continue the statutory requirement of bovine TB testing for cattle, in light of the on-going COVID-19 pandemic.

Livestock farmers are being challenged to obtain one tonne more of utilised dry matter from grass this year, as latest figures highlight improved pasture in Great Britain could be under- performing by about 4tonne DM/ha (1.6t

Extreme winter weather has left a legacy of catch up jobs, and managing existing grassland and assessing which fields need to be reseeded is among them.

The dairy company have launched a campaign to recruit up to 300 additional key workers to help manufacture and deliver essential dairy produce.

RESEARCH by Zinpro shows supplementing the diet with zinc could help to reduce inflammation in dairy cows during the transition period and even increase milk yield.

Olivia, 22, from Whitchurch, Shropshire, is currently studying an FdSc in Dairy Herd Management at Reaseheath College and was recently crowned runner up in the prestigious Royal Association of British Dairy Farmers (RABDF) 2020 ‘Dairy Student of the Year’ competition.

The UKs largest milk and grocery doorstep delivery service, Milk & More, has launched a large-scale recruitment drive as 25,000 new customers rushed to sign up to the service during the COVID-19 lockdown.

One-to-one mentoring with grazing experts has helped Duncan and Sarah Howie in the transition from all-year-round to block calving, with milk from forage now improved. Hannah Noble reports.