The 2024/25 milk year saw a record 1.512 billion litres of milk produced in the UK, according to Defra, which was 1.6% more than in 2023/24 and more than 2 billion litres higher than in the early 2010s....
The 2024/25 milk year saw a record 1.512 billion litres of milk produced in the UK, according to Defra, which was 1.6% more than in 2023/24 and more than 2 billion litres higher than in the early 2010s....
For UK dairy farmers considering a move from a parlour to robots, one of the first decisions is whether to run a free access or guided system but what are the pros and cons of each?
With the arrival of summer prompting the mercury to rise, Dairy Farmer looks at how heat stress can affect milk yield and conception rates in high yielding dairy cattle, and how to mitigate its impact
Can genetics play an important role in helping to lower a farm’s carbon footprint?