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Without wanting to scare monger, independent consultant Chris Duller said regulations surrounding phosphates on farms are coming.

With research estimates suggesting the cost of rearing heifers sits somewhere around the 1,900 mark, it is important to make sure these heifers are lasting in order to pay back that investment.

Colostrum is key to overall calf health and performance, but good management is paramount for high concentration and efficient absorption of antibodies.

Another round of brutal milk price cuts has continued to put pressure on producer margins.

The cooperatives milk price will reduce by 1.40ppl from June 1

Freshways announces 3ppl June milk price drop which it said was necessary in order to maintain its competitiveness in the dairy market place retailers

Arlas on-account price for conventional and organic milk will decrease by 2.65ppl from May 1

With food prices continuing to be a driver of overall UK inflation, Cedric Porter takes a look at the difference between retail price and farmgate.

The increase in prices in the latest Global Dairy Trade (GDT) auction are unlikely to herald a change in the dairy market and a return to increased farmgate prices.