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With a target of keeping clamped silage losses to below 5 per cent, the Halton family has assessed all aspects of silage making from cutting to clamping.

Amy Eggleston is a fifth-generation dairy farmer from Leicestershire. Her family and farm team are milking 620 Friesian cows on a New Zealand-based grazing, spring calving unit. She showcases her farming journey on social media (@thedairydaughter) and also runs Pastures Green, which is a rural marketing business.

A spike in mastitis cases prompted a rethink of milking protocols at a Pembrokeshire dairy farm and the outcome was so positive that the business has now won a national milk hygiene award. Debbie James reports.

The retailer has announced a substantial jump in acknowledgement of the unprecedented inflation in farm costs

It comes after unrest from supermarket dairy suppliers as aligned prices lagged behind the non-aligned

Research has shown even pasture fed cows are short of beta carotene at some point during the breeding cycle.

Good silage will be key to making the most of good milk prices in the face of high fertiliser and feed costs.

It comes as Freshways announced a May price rise breaking through the 40ppl barrier and called on retailers to step up on price rises

Arla Foods UK was looking to boost branded sales, improving the profitability of the liquid milk category and look to export markets for the first time

The Black Sea’s established ‘stranglehold’ on the UK’s organics market has sparked industry concern about the sector’s future.