Dairy

2 April 2026

The recent hot weather and low rainfall has resulted in an agricultural drought situation with soil moisture at the end of June the driest on record for the UK as a whole.

18 October 2019

A new online calculator has been launched this week which will allow farmers and growers to see for the first time how they may be affected by potential Brexit scenarios.

26 June 2025

It is important to consider the effect heat can have on livestock. Here is advice and information on how to prevent heat stress in cattle and sheep.

23 October 2023

Views from across our Farm Excellence network on the 2018 heat wave and resulting drought

3 October 2025

Farmbench

31 October 2022

Useful tools for farmers

11 February 2019

10 December 2020

20 July 2020

Use these tools to look at ways of spending less money producing each unit of output. Are there changes you could make that would better control costs?

1 December 2023

These tools will help you carry out detailed financial budgeting each year, to not only expected profitability but also to make farming activities fundamentally more profitable

1 December 2023

More than half of farmers operating in the bottom quartile do not realise they are underachieving. Use these tools to discover how benchmarking or other comparable analysis could help

20 July 2020

Remaining resilient and competitive requires you to provide produce that the market demands. Use these tools to better understand how consumer trends and market changes can influence what you grow