In the first of a series of monthly columns, Harper Adams University’s (HAU) Kate Robinson reflects on the past few months since winning the NMR / RABDF Gold Cup. I can resonate with the words of all the past winners. The past few months have been a mixture of highly elated emotions and a sense […]
Monthly Archives: May 2025
Animal Health: Welbeing, Hygiene, Disease Prevention, Selected Articles, Uncategorised
Reducing calf mortality to 1%
At one week old calves are moved from individual housing to group pens, with up to six calves per group A dairy farm in Lancashire has seen calf mortality rates drop and growth rates improve after introducing targeted management and a structured vaccination policy. British Dairying finds out more about this success. Richard and Jenny […]
Animal Health: Welbeing, Hygiene, Disease Prevention, Farm Stories: Farm Management, Selected Articles, Uncategorised
Welsh farms in the spotlight
Hannah and Tegid Williams run Cefn Gwyn Farm, an 81ha dairy farm in Chwilog, Pwllheli Two Welsh farms have been selected to join AHDB’s strategic dairy farm programme. With a mix of systems and focus areas, they add diversity to the network and a range of peer-to-peer insights. British Dairying pays them a visit. Tegid […]