3+ hour, 52+ min ago   (350+ words) A Devon sheep farmer will explain how closer monitoring of his flock has helped guide management decisions during a practical question-and-answer session at this year's NSA Sheep Event. Richard Stanbury, who farms at Weston Farm in Devon, will discuss how…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (155+ words) Dairy farmers looking to improve herd performance while navigating uncertain markets are invited to a practical workshop in Devon later this July. Hosted by Advanced Ruminant Nutrition, the South West meeting will take place at Strawberry Fields, Lifton, on Tuesday,…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (490+ words) For most of his life, Donald Tucker's alarm clock was the dairy herd. Long before sunrise, he would be out in the yard at his farm in Feltham in Somerset, milking 175 cows, feeding horses and tending the hens. His life…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (248+ words) These are old pictures of Lovell's Creameries, a long-standing Weymouth family business. It started up in 1840 selling milk to the people of Weymouth and grew until it brought milk to he doorsteps of all districts in Weymouth, Portland and Dorchester....

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (171+ words) Netherlands dairy farmers have started to get paid to get rid of dairy cows under a new government cow-reduction scheme designed to cut ammonia, greenhouse gas emissions and manure production. The dairy extensification subsidy which opened on June 1, participating farmers…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (467+ words) With the closing date for nominations for the South West Farmer Awards 2026 just weeks away, organisers are calling on people to rally behind the heroes who keep rural life thriving, before the chance to recognise them slips away. Celebrating its…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (426+ words) New Zealand beef is on the front foot into the UK under the new FTA, while lamb output and shipments to Britain have slipped as exporters pivot towards other high‑value markets worldwide. Strong farmgate prices have underpinned increased beef…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (438+ words) A HISTORIC Somerset cheesemaker is celebrating a partnership with a shopping superstore. The Barber family has been dairy farming at Maryland Farm in Ditcheat since 1833, making it the oldest surviving cheddar maker in the world. What began with one man…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (266+ words) A Wiltshire agriculture student is set to be recognised on one of farming's biggest stages after being named a recipient of this year's Kaleb Cooper Agriculture Bursary. Isaac Covington, 19, from Cherhill near Calne, will join Clarkson's Farm star Kaleb Cooper…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (184+ words) Students with ambitions to build a career in the dairy industry are being encouraged to apply for financial support through the West Country Dairy Awards. Established in 1925, the awards provide grants to people studying courses linked to the dairy sector,…...