Content related to the sectors: dairy

20 November 2020

CHAWG AMU Beef and Dairy benchmarking metrics report supplementary material

Supplementary Materials for Cattle Health and Welfare Group Antimicrobial Usage Subgroup (CHAWG AMU) recommendations for measuring and comparing the use of antibiotics in dairy and beef

18 November 2020

GB Cattle Health & Welfare Group - fifth report - 2020

The fifth report from the Cattle Health and Welfare Group (CHAWG) provides a wide ranging summary of facts and figures relating to the UK cattle industry. The report aims to encourage the identification and collection of additional data, particularly in relation to cattle industry priorities identified by CHAWG.

29 September 2023

Statfold Farm

Find out more about Andrew Gilman's all-year-round calving, high yielding strategic farm in Staffordshire

20 July 2023

Environment FAQs for farming, growing and the industry

From climate change to biodiversity, our list of frequently asked questions (FAQs) cover a wide range of topics on the environment.

24 October 2023

Maximising returns from growing heifers

Phil Kinch from Buscot Wick Farm, along with independent nutrition consultant Hefin Richards, explore the principles of maximising growth of the growing heifers.

10 November 2020

Workforce planning

Explore the critical roles, skills and attributes you want to have on your farm and ensure you have the right team to achieve your goals

28 September 2023

Heanton Barton Farm

AYR calving herd of 520 Friesian Holsteins, run by Jim Kirk on 700 acres in North Devon

6 November 2020

Maximising returns from growing heifers webinar Q&A

On 20 October 2020, Phil Kinch from Buscot Wick Farm, along with independent nutrition consultant Hefin Richards, explore the principles of maximising growth of the growing heifers. Here you can find a full list of the questions, along with the answers, taken from the webinar.

6 November 2020

A year of small peaks and many troughs

As we look back over the 2020 grazing season, the total average grass production across AHDB Forage For Knowledge (FFK) farms this year was approximately 1.5 t DM/ha below the 2019 average, with the FFK farms producing, on average, 12.7 t DM/ha – the lowest average reported through FFK since 2014.

26 November 2020

Dry cow housing

Good management of dry cow housing helps to avoid injury, infection and mastitis.

19 March 2025

Millands Farm

Spring block calving herd of 600 Holstein Friesian cows based on 345 ha of farm in Ayrshire

6 August 2024

Retail and consumer insight webinars

Catch up on the retail and consumer insight webinars