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From Dairy Farmer editor, Katie Jones.

So my time on Defra's Bovine TB Partnership has unexpectedly come to an end. My three-year term ended and was disappointingly, for me, not extended

Let's start with the record-breaking news, although I'm not sure that knowing that February had the highest rainfall in 250 years is the sort of record we want to be hearing about

A turbulent milk market against the backdrop of an ever-changing regulatory landscape has brought managing change into sharp focus for dairy producers

This month, Roger Evans discusses the situation in rural communities, delves into the world of politics and recounts a tale about rats and chainsaws

Bovine TB continues to affect herds across the country, and with turnout approaching, we look at ways farmers can manage the risk

Managing lameness is an all-year-round task, with care needed to ensure problems do not arise when cattle are at grass

After a steady start to calving at Houghton Lodge in early February we were fully back on track by the beginning of March and had delivered over 630 calvings in four weeks equating to 59% of the expected 1,070 calvings due by the beginning of May

With peak milk for the UK now less than two months away the awareness of the spring flush is dominating European trading sentiment

A good number of milk buyers are increasing their milk prices as we head into spring