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.
Many farmers up and down the country enjoy attending meetings held by vets and other organisations, but as lockdown put a stop to social gatherings how do farmers want to proceed into the new normal? Hannah Noble reports.
September 2020 Dairy Farming edition
Levy payers in the horticulture and potatoes sector were planning to trigger a formal ballot by the end of the week
This year we have all become living history, an integral part of events which will be analysed for many years to come.
Arla Foods’ on-account prices for conventional milk and organic milk price will remain unchanged for September
A Yorkshire beef unit which finishes 1,600 head a year is using co-products from the food and beverage industry as part of a balanced diet to help achieve growth rates of 1.8-2kg/day.
Reduced grass silage yields in the first half of the year are set to make producing good maize silage even more important this season. So how do you achieve the best maize preservation?
Plaid Cymru have called on the Welsh Government to be proactive in helping secure a buyer and supporting the Welsh dairy industry