Dairy
10 June 2022
For a cow footbath to be effective, the disinfectant needs to be able to reach the skin, and for long enough. This page takes you through considerations for making sure this happens.
4 January 2022
Strategic dairy farm host, Andrew Gilman, is improving his herd's fertility by using different data metrics to pinpoint the area where changes could have the most impact.
2 November 2021
The findings of research funded by AHDB will be presented to industry at an online conference in November.
30 January 2024
Our most recent survey of major milk buyers suggests that in October 2021 there were an estimated 8,000 dairy producers in GB.
2 November 2021
One of Canada’s most famous and trusted cheese connoisseurs has joined AHDB to help enhance the work of British dairy exporters in the North American markets.
1 December 2021
Join us for an event with strategic dairy farm hosts Wallace and James Hendrie and Dr Joe Patton, Head of Dairy Knowledge Transfer Dept from Teagasc, Republic of Ireland to understand how key herd performance figures can impact on financial margins.
9 December 2021
Join us and Ian Browne of Farm Consultancy Group for a Teams workshop for dairy farmers and farm managers to find out more about what you need to consider when transitioning to Autumn block calving.
1 November 2021
UK Dairy Roadmap announces historic net-zero climate ambition
3 September 2024
Online tool to help dairy, beef and sheep producers monitor and compare medicine
10 June 2022
Find out how to encourage good cow flow and contact.
29 October 2021
Scottish dairy farms can grow quality grass – and lots of it – as one Stirlingshire unit has discovered while taking part in AHDB’s Forage for Knowledge programme*. Robin Young’s Waterside Farm at Kinbuck outside Dunblane is improving feed quality and saving money by making more of grazed grass.
29 October 2021
Scottish dairy farms can grow quality grass – and lots of it – as Robin Young has discovered while taking part in Forage for Knowledge. Measuring and testing grazed grass every week for the past seven years has shown Robin that Waterside Farm in Stirlingshire not only produces 12 ME grass, but also 12 t DM/ha from its grazing paddocks.