The writing has perhaps been on the wall for some time, but it was still a bitter pill to swallow this week when news started to trickle in that several milk buyers have announced farmgate price cuts....
The writing has perhaps been on the wall for some time, but it was still a bitter pill to swallow this week when news started to trickle in that several milk buyers have announced farmgate price cuts....
Stuart Sadler is a fourth-generation farmer on the 56-hectare (138-acre) Yew Tree 51AVÊÓÆµjust south of Chester in Aldersey. In partnership with his parents, Stuart milks 75 predominantly Friesian cows, calving all year-round and supplying Arla C.A.R.E.
Sarah Tomlinson, farm vet and TBAS technical director, discuses the latest bovine TB strategy for England
Ben Yates manages Mells Park Estate in Somerset, where he oversees a 400-cow unit and manages the 405-hectare (1,000-acre) estate. Along with his wife and two sons, Ben has his own small herd of pedigree Holsteins under the Wowcow prefix. He joined the Holstein UK Board of Trustees in 2021