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The commercial Holstein herd at Roadhead Farm, Quothquan, South Lanarkshire, had progressed to 500 cows by 2003 when Geoff Hewitt decided to start his on-farm mill and mix facility.

Delayed drilling is known to be a major tool in the armoury against black-grass, but frustrated in his search for a machine to perform on wet or heavy land, one landowner has developed his own. Jane Carley reports.

August 2020 Dairy Farming edition

September 2020 Dairy Farming edition

It has been nearly 10 years since Andrew and Ruth Davies realised their dream in buying their own holding near Swansea. Home to their award-winning charcuterie business, Gaina Morgan finds out more about where it all began.

Increasing both quality and quantity of their livestock is the driving force behind Tom Hill and Ruby Wright’s South Yorkshire farming business.

For fruit grower David Butler, streamlining is proving crucial to securing a commercially thriving fruit growing enterprise for years to come. Jack Watkins reports.

Featuring dramatic new styling, the 6120M from John Deere has a lot to offer on paper and should appeal to a wide range of farm types. To see how it stands up to various tasks on a mixed farm, Alex Heath put it to work.

They say if it’s not broken, don’t try to fix it – an approach that seems to be paying off for upland beef producer Nigel Miller. Hannah Park reports.

Calves from the 320-head British Friesian herd at Thornington 51AVÊÓƵcontinue as the farm’s own heifer replacements, go for dairy beef or to other suckler herds.