Feature - Dairy

Attention to detail is helping to drive herd foot and udder health at Glaniwrch Holsteins and has also resulted in the herd winning a recent award. Ellie Layton reports.

Recent investment in a new housing facility and milking regime is helping to drive herd performance and efficiency for the Laird family at Blythbridge Holsteins

Just Jerseys is a new community micro-dairy serving people in Tenbury Wells, Worcestershire, and beyond with fresh milk from a vending machine. Sara Gregson went to talk to the family behind it.

Genetics may have a greater influence on how susceptible dairy cows are to developing foot lesions than previously thought, a new study has found. Debbie James reports.

Bringing cattle in for housing can often coincide with vaccinations being administered, but it is important to ensure these vaccinations are correctly timed. Angela Calvert reports.

Designer and manufacturer of milking equipment, DeLaval, has launched a new concept around automatic milking. Hannah Park reports.

Careful budgeting and persistence are the key requirements to the success of once-a-day milking systems. Wendy Short reports.

With an increased starling population as the winter months set in at risk of eating into total mixed rations and other hard feed stocks on dairy farms, we round up some of the advice on how to effectively control starling numbers. Hannah Park reports.

The R number identifies the potential for an infectious disease to spread, but can be massively influenced by management practices. Dairy Farmer talks to MSD Animal Health’s Paul Williams to discuss how it can be reduced as part of a control strategy for IBR.

Spring-sown crops, which provide a high feed value forage, could present an attractive option when planning next year’s forage. Dairy Farmer looks at the options.