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Milking 10 times in seven days otherwise known as 10 in seven, is becoming a popular option for farmers wanting to reduce labour and improve their work-life balance, but how does it work in practice? Ruth Wills finds out.

The Brown Swiss and the Holstein are milked in equal numbers on a small family farm in North Yorkshire and the two breeds complement each other perfectly, according to producer, Emily Bradley. Wendy Short reports.

Deeside farmers paid their own moving tribute to the late Queen on Sunday as her cortege moved down Deeside on its way to Edinburgh.Ìý

The main National Sheep Association Wales and Border ram sale will now take place on Monday, September 26 at the Royal Welsh Showground.

THE diminishing gap between farmgate prices for organic and conventional milk is forcing some dairy farmers to ditch the organic standard to offset rising costs, it has emerged.

The harvest moon will appear soon after sunset on September 9. The bright moonlight in the early evening was traditionally a great help during harvesting, hence the name.

Finally, a little more rain has arrived here in Cheshire. Regardless of soil type, the second half of the summer has challenged all our grazing.

Cow environment in the dry period can be a major source of mastitis. Debbie James gets expert advice from Andrew Tyrer, a veterinary consultant at Zoetis, on how to minimise that risk.

During her time as Defra Secretary from 2014-2016, it would have taken the most optimistic of gamblers to place a bet on Liz Truss one day becoming Prime Minister.