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The problem with parasites in dairy cattle is the often invisible impact. If left uncontrolled, parasite infections in youngstock and adult cows can lead to a reduction in lifetime milk production and fertility.

Being handed the baton by fellow Dorset farmer and longstanding Farmers Guardian contributor, Jon Stanley, is rather a daunting task, but, as this is my first article, I thought I would write a little bit about about my background and a general introduction to our farm.

There has never a better time to let farmers support your mental and physical health and for all of us to support a green recovery from Covid-19, according to Caroline Millar,Agritourism Monitor 51AVÊÓƵprogramme co-ordinator.

GB potato lifting is coming to an end with an estimated 96 per cent of the harvest complete by November 10.

What a difference a few days of sunshine can make. In the east, October was the second dullest of all time, and one of the rainiest too. But November has dawned, skies are blue and the fields are fit.

Catherine McKenna, 26, works on her family sheep farm in Co Tyrone, Northern Ireland.

November 2020 Dairy Farming edition

November/December 2020 Arable Farming Issue