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This long-awaited law will ensure that Britain will never return to the dark days of exporting up to 2.5 million sheep and calves annually to Europe or beyond for slaughter or fattening. Photo: Chris McCullough
21-05-2024 | News

Great Britain becomes first European region to ban live animal exports

The government’s Animal and Plant Health Agency has confirmed “a very high probability of BTV-3 entering the UK and a very high probability of it spreading across ruminants in Great Britain. Photo: Canva
14-05-2024 | News

UK faces bluetongue fears, vaccine authorised in the Netherlands

The regulation introduces mandatory minimum terms for dairy contracts which must be followed. It covers all cows’ milk sold by a dairy farmer to a milk buyer. Photo: Canva
02-05-2024 | News

New regulations: Contract changes for the UK dairy industry

Apart from brushes, enrichment opportunities in the dairy sector have been limited. Photo: Henk Riswick
22-04-2024 | News

Researchers assess environmental enrichment for dairy cows

Support for UK farmers to reduce costs and decarbonise
09-04-2024 | News

Support for UK farmers to reduce costs and decarbonise

Latest Government figures show the average dairy incomes for the year ending February 2024 are just £50,000 compared to £229,000 in 2022/3. Photo: Canva
19-03-2024 | News

Income figures paint stark picture for English dairy sector

Stocking rate – top performers tend to have significantly higher numbers of cows per hectare (2.2GLU/ha compared with 1.8GLU/ha): Photo: Hans Prinsen
27-02-2024 | News

Characteristics of top-performing dairy herds in England

Calves receiving insufficient, high-quality colostrum in the correct timeframe will suffer from Failure of Passive Transfer (FPT) and have been shown to be more susceptible to disease and poorer performance in terms of daily live weight gains. Photo: Hans Prinsen
22-02-2024 | News

UK: New calf test wins top innovation award

RABDF Chair Robert Craig, left, congratulates Bisterne Farm's George Brown and James Dunning, with NMR MD Mark Frankcom. Photo Chris McCullough
15-02-2024 | News

Crossbred dairy herd in England wins coveted Gold Cup award

The announcement has been welcomed by the farming community. Tom Bradshaw, NFU deputy president, said the expansion of PCR testing was a significant step. Photo: Mark Pasveer
13-02-2024 | News

UK gov widens scope of PCR testing for bovine TB