New training videos on cattle mobility
17th October 2023
Ceva has launched a step-by-step cattle mobility guide and a series of mobility improvement training videos, to help promote best practice in the management of dairy cattle lameness.
Welsh Black takes top prize in photo competition
15th October 2023
The Farmers’ Union of Wales has chosen its winning photograph for the 2024 charity calendar, and what a beautiful choice it is.
New strain of bluetongue prompts emergency meetings
11th October 2023
Farmers urged to beware when buying animals in, especially from Europe, as there is increasing concern about the spread of BTV-3 and its proximity to the UK.
Home-breeding excellence for winners at Dairy Show 2023
10th October 2023
A passion for home-breeding paid off for exhibitors at the Dairy Show, with several of the championship winners coming from long and beloved family bloodlines.
Award-winning Cumbrian dairy farmer becomes RABDF chairman
4th October 2023
Award-winning dairy farmer Robert Craig from Cumbria has been appointed as chairman of the Royal Association of British Dairy Farmers (RABDF), taking over from Devon dairy farmer Di Wastenage.
AHDB confirms three new additions to strategic dairy farm programme
3rd October 2023
AHDB has announced the launch of three new strategic dairy farms as part of its networking programme promoting farmer-to-farmer learning and knowledge exchange.
Farmers advised to plan ahead for winter parasite control
27th September 2023
Dairy and beef farmers are being advised to plan parasite control before housing to avoid costly losses, with recent warm and wet weather exposing cattle to high worm and fluke challenges.
smaXtec water intake monitor scoops Royal Dairy Innovation Award
25th September 2023
With its unique water intake monitor, designed to optimise milk production, health system manufacturer smaXtec was selected as the winner of this year’s Royal Dairy Innovation Award, presented by Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal on Monday 11th September.
Minette Batters scoops dairy award for “passionate advocacy”
21st September 2023
NFU president Minette won the Dairy UK Award this month, for raising the profile of a wide range of agricultural issues with government and the media.
Pre-calving supplement offers nutrition boost as forage quality declines
19th September 2023
Beef and dairy farmers preparing for the autumn calving season will likely need to support their cows with additional supplementation to make up for a decline in forage quality, according to Dr Alison Bond, nutritionist for Rumenco.
Latest SenseHub update offers lifetime herd monitoring and enhanced milk analysis
18th September 2023
The new version of cow monitoring software SenseHub Dairy from MSD Animal Health now exclusively offers lifetime herd monitoring in addition to next-level insights into behavioural patterns, milking trends and milk quality.
Bovine TB: New general licence hailed a “win-win” for farmers
18th September 2023
Defra and the Welsh Government have introduced a general licence to cover the movement of TB restricted cattle to an AFU or slaughterhouse.