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The livestock industry, particularly methane from cattle, is often touted as one of the leading causes of global warming. But an increasing bank of scientific evidence is saying otherwise.Ìý

The Neill family from Thornington Farm, Northumberland, milks 320 British Friesian cows and has invested heavily in the dairy enterprise over the past decade.

With environmental considerations at the heart of management decisions on his Shropshire farm, Hugh Pocock set about finding the best livestock for the job. Clemmie Gleeson reports.

The Welsh Government has proposed a number of simplifications to the way the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) operates ahead of its planned phase out.

The processor has announced it will increase its September 2020 milk price by 0.5ppl, taking its liquid standard litre price to 27.25ppl.

What targets must be met in order to secure reproductive success for a block-calving dairy system?

Co-products from the food and beverage industry are a crucial component to dairy and beef diets on one Buckinghamshire farm.

The Muller Milk Group said the 12 month anniversary of a 25.25ppl standard litre liquid base price was ’not one to be celebrated’

For too long, farmers and vets have had very little opportunity to take control of eradicating TB. Now, we have a plan to change things, says James Russell, British Veterinary Association (BVA) junior vice president.

In the first part of a two-part series on the non-negotiables of fertility. Hannah Noble looks at the targets to ensure profitability in an all-year-round calving dairy herd.