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Escalating feed costs bring into sharp focus the need to improve nutritional efficiencies on-farm.

A Devon farming family has focused on optimising efficiencies across their three dairy units. Here is how they have done it.

Combining corrective mating with a sexed and beef strategy has started to push herd genetic gain to the next level on one Wiltshire farm, while genomic testing should supercharge the process even more.

Swapping from twice daily tractor scraping to an automated slurry robot has resulted in big labour savings and improvements in foot health on one Lancashire dairy.

Optimising the number of heifer calves produced by targeting and continuously monitoring the use of sexed semen could help business performance and carbon footprint.

An automated feeding system is proving its worth on a Shropshire farm where yields, cow health and feeding efficiencies have been given a boost.

Three farmers share their thoughts on the immediate and longer term challenges facing their dairy businesses.

Combining genomic testing with a sexed and beef strategy is helping Aberystwyth University’s farm to efficiently breed the best replacements to suit their new robotic system.

Moving from conventional milking to robotic milking has the potential to drive numerous efficiency gains on-farm and help future-proof dairy businesses.