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An NMR/RABDF Gold Cup winner has increased cow numbers to 1,830 since winning the award as an 80-cow herd, but it is not just a numbers game for the family, as the name is synonymous with some of the most influential cow families. Debbie James reports.

A farmer has died after being crushed in a tractor incident.

Arla has published a digital book based on a dairy farm and his cow to inspire children to take a more active role in making positive food choices.

Farmers must speak to their suppliers and confirm productivity-boosting equipment is available to order before accepting their Countryside Productivity Small Grants (CPSG) by January 18, 2021.

Next year will see farmers facing a complex mix of challenges, whatever happens with Brexit, farm business consultants Andersons have said. By Jonathan Wheeler

A series of adverts thanking British farmers for their ‘tremendous perseverance’ through the Covid-19 pandemic have been produced by online grocer Farmdrop.

UK agriculture is providing part of the solution to climate change, but farmers also need to get to grips with their own carbon footprint figures, an audience in a recent AHDB-organised webinar heard.

With an eye on expanding cow numbers in the next couple of years, the Darke family decided to replace robots with a rotary parlour. Rebecca Jordan visits them to find out how the new system is working.

Digestibility of early season maize silage can be low, resulting in nutrient wastage and even a reduction in milk production, but there are ways to mitigate this. Hannah Noble reports.

Over the last three years the Loewith family, of Summitholm Holsteins, has made three significant changes to its cow management strategy and reaped the benefits. Hannah Noble reports.