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The US is the largest beef producer in the world. In the third part of a four-part series examining the US beef industry and markets, Farmers Guardian’s sister company Urner Barry looks at the trends impacting US production.

In just over four months, the UK will finally achieve its independence from the EU. But farmers should be asking if they’re prepared for big changes in policy and trade, says George Dunn, chief executive of the TFA.

The UK can lead the world in tackling our climate and nature emergency by protecting food production standards in law, but sadly, politicians do not seem to recognise this, says Martin Lines, chairman of the Nature Friendly Farming Network.

ELMS might not be shaping up to be the revolutionary scheme promised by Ministers, but my experience tells me reinventing the wheel may not necessarily be a good thing, says Efra committee chairman Neil Parish MP.

Public visits to dairy farms during lockdown have all ceased, but milking cows carries on regardless. Chris McCullough looks at how one organic farm in Denmark is coping during the crisis.

Maize is a valued component of dairy and beef rations and maximising its feed value and minimising wastage will contribute to reduced feed costs and improved performance.

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.

Paul Gentry reviews the year so far.

August 2020 Dairy Farming edition