Rural Life
Welsh dairy farmer named as first ever RAU Alumnus of the Year
A dairy farmer from Wales who has previously been named as Wales Woman Farmer of the Year and has received...
Dairy Farming
Dairy
AHDB to support RHET dairy education initiative
The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) is partnering with the Royal Highland Education Trust’s (RHET) on a dairy education...
Dairy
Sainsbury's invests in AI to measure animal welfare on dairy farms
Sainsbury’s has announced an investment into new AI veterinary technology to measure and enhance animal welfare on dairy farms. The...
N.Ireland
750-cow robotic dairy farm and milk processing in Tyrone
Based outside Castlederg, Co. Tyrone, is Grove Dairy Holsteins, a 750-cow dairy farm with an on-site milk processing and packaging...
Agri-Business
VetPartners calls for minimum milk price for dairy farmers
Members of the veterinary group VetPartners are calling for greater government support for UK dairy farmers in the form of...
Agri-Business
Manage dairy farm cashflow and avoid the ‘cost of farming squeeze’
Dairy farmers must review their on-farm cashflow and plan ahead to reduce the impact of the “cost of farming squeeze”,...
Dairy
From grass to glass: Selling bottled milk from a vending machine…on the farm
William and Alison Chestnutt have seen a “phenomenal demand” for their milk, as they launched a milk vending machine on...
Dairy
80% of cow health problems linked to dry cow management
Dairy farmers are being reminded of the important role of dry cow management, in particular nutrition, when looking to secure...
Dairy
Analysis: Experts predict the dairy industry is set to suffer more in the short term
The underlying sentiment at a major dairy conference in London this week was not positive. Working under the banner of...
Dairy
Dutch dairy farmers will have to cull cows to meet phosphates limits
New EU environmental rules could see dairy farmers in Holland have to reduce the numbers of cows on their farms...
Dairy
UK Supermarket makes 100 day dairy grazing pledge
Milk suppliers to one of the UK’s largest supermarket chains must now have their cows at grass for at least...
Dairy
Shocking video footage puts spotlight on New Zealand's dairy industry
An investigation by New Zealand animal rights group SAFE has put the country’s dairy industry under the spotlight. SAFE is...
Dairy
Only 22 and plans to be milking 275 cows in Co. Galway
At only 22 years of age and less than two years into his dairy farming career Aurivo supplier, Kevin Moran...
Dairy
New Zealand central bank warns of dairy farmer debt
New Zealand’s Central Bank has warned of excessive debt building up on dairy farms as farmers struggle with low prices....
Dairy
Figures show fall off in dairy calvings so far this autumn
Dairy calf registrations since September are down 15%, according to latest stats from the ICBF. Since the week ending September...
Dairy
What does pasture really cost you as a farmer?
It has been suggested recently that as a feed, pasture is more expensive than supplements, but DairyNZ developer Sean McCarthy disagrees...
Dairy
'Dairy farmers are in for a rough ride'
Dairy farmers are in for a rough ride for the next couple of years, according to Cork farmer John Landers....
Dairy
No government dig out for struggling Kiwi dairy farmers
Dairy farmers in New Zealand will not be offered special financial support from the New Zealand government, despite facing significant...
