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First Milk drops May milk price 3.40ppl which takes First Milk’s price below 40ppl from May 1 dairy prices British cooperative

The young sire, Wilra SSI Faneca Ebersol, who made his debut on the genomic sires ranking last December, retains his number one position at the top of the new Profitable Lifetime Index (£PLI) ranking.

From 2025 UK cattle farmers could be required by the Government to feed their stock methane suppressants in a bid to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions and hit net zero by 2050.

Could a unique parlour design which sees the electrics all housed in a cellar to protect it from daily wear and tear lead to greater equipment longevity?

After buying his own farm in 2018, young farmer Jesper Toft Bitsch has invested in a new cow accommodation and automation. Chris McCullough reports.

A refreshed bovine TB eradication programme, which puts ‘partnership working’ between Government, farmers and vets at the heart scheme, has been unveiled by Rural Affairs Minister Lesley Griffiths.

Work to achieve net zero targets is already ongoing, say sector representatives, as a new report identifies priority areas to do so.

Ensuring heifers have a long and productive life is crucial to maintaining a profitable dairy enterprise, and achieving optimal growth rates pre-weaning can help realise this.

Arla’s price will drop by 5.30ppl for its conventional and organic farmers from April 1