Dairy farmers are making
big strides in managing mastitis in their herds – while using fewer antibiotics, suggests a study.

More farmers are growing high protein fodder crops to ease cashflow pressures, improve milk quality and reduce their environmental impact.

Dairy and beef producers striving to remain profitable as feed costs soar are being encouraged to adopt a similar strategy to pig and poultry producers.

Grass should b e treated as a valuable arable crop – with a long term plan to maximise output, says an agronomist.

Britain’s biggest retailer has increased payments to pig producers by £6.6m after being told it needed to it needs to do more to support struggling farmers – or wave goodbye to British pork.

Good silage clamp management this season will maximise forage quality – more than justifying at a time when nitrogen fertiliser prices is at all-time high.

A new guide aims to help livestock farmers maximise milk and meat production from home-grown forage.

Fewer than one in 20 sheep farmers are contacted by dog owners following an attack on their livestock, reveals a survey.

Implementing a hard cull policy in the year ahead could help alleviate rising costs facing many livestock businesses, say advisers.

Sheep farmers are being reminded to prioritise ewe nutrition before lambing to optimise productivity and reduce losses.