In this month’s NMR / RABDF Gold Cup column, Harper Adams Future Farm’s vet Dan Humphries from Horizon Dairy Vets takes centre stage to explain the farm’s approach to animal health and efficiencies, with a focus on individuals, not averages. July and the Gold Cup open day seem like quite a long time ago now. […]
Monthly Archives: November 2025
Steffen returned to Cwrt Malle Farm in 2023 after working for Alta Genetics One farming family have jumped from a first-generation smallholding with four cows to a multi-site business comprising 2,105ha. Olivia Cooper reflects on their progress after a presentation at the Kite / British Dairying Professional Dairy Operators’ conference. The rise and rise of […]
November milk prices falling through the floor Retail aligned liquid contracts saw mixed movements in November. Muller Co-op Dairy Group made a positive price announcement of 0.84ppl after holding steady for the last three months. Tesco announced a price cut of 0.11ppl, though there was no change in price for the previous month. M&S held […]
Tri-Cross Dairy was built eight years ago on a 32-ha greenfield site in South Dakota. British Dairying took a tour of the state-of-the-art 5,200-cow unit. Established by Californian dairymen Tom Koolhaas and his brother-in-law Wes Bylsma, Tri-Cross Dairy was born out of the challenges facing the dairy industry in California, where expansion is near-impossible. Lured […]