2+ day, 54+ min ago   (391+ words) A recent report from Scotland's Rural College (SRUC) found that the average calving interval in Scotland’s suckler herd fell to 391 days in 2025, the lowest level recorded in the past decade. The report, which examined the first year of changes to…...

2+ hour, 12+ min ago   (274+ words) I’m Rob, a retired farmer, and I’ve been an FCN volunteer for seven years. I joined the helpline team five years ago; I take calls at home, doing a four-hour shift each week. Calls to the helpline go to a…...

2+ hour, 11+ min ago   (790+ words) It was appropriate that Chobani’s big announcement came at a dairy farm, about 10 miles from the manufacturing plant it was going to take over. The yogurt maker said this month that it will invest $1.2 billion and create 900 jobs at a…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago   (384+ words) Debbie Harrison, of Lincoln-based Knights Plc, looks at the pressure unpredictable weather is putting on farming families… Farming families are facing increasing pressure as climate change continues to affect agricultural businesses across the UK. The impact is being felt in…...

6+ hour, 12+ min ago   (343+ words) Technology capable of detecting lameness, stress and health problems in sheep before they become visible could play an increasing role in future welfare standards on Scottish farms, according to a new review of precision livestock farming (PLF) systems. The review,…...

4+ hour, 23+ min ago   (293+ words) ICMSA president Denis Drennan TANÁISTE and minister for finance Simon Harris and minister for public expenditure Jack Chambers have been warned by farming bodies that the ‘wildly erratic and unpredictable nature’ of farm incomes is contributing to a looming succession…...

3+ hour, 46+ min ago   (264+ words) 35 percent of Swiss farmers are dairy farmers. But their hourly wage is low. While doctors and teachers sometimes earn three-digit or high two-digit amounts per hour, Swiss farmers in certain sectors barely make the minimum wage. A new study reveals…...

3+ hour, 58+ min ago   (554+ words) AN INDEPENDENT family dairy with a depot in North Wales is celebrating 25 years of supplying fresh milk to Welsh nurseries through Cool Milk. Working together, Cotteswold Dairy and Cool Milk supply milk to hundreds of childcare settings in Wales, with…...

4+ hour, 23+ min ago   (395+ words) Philadelphia has a lactose-free cream cheese brick now, and my brain immediately went past bagels and straight to cheesecake, pumpkin cake balls and holiday dips. Philadelphia Lactose Free is made with real dairy, and the brand says it can replace…...

16+ hour, 58+ min ago   (173+ words) At an auction in Australia, an Angus bull was sold at a record price for the country — 420 thousand Australian dollars, or nearly 300 thousand US dollars. Not only the weight of the 19-month-old animal, but also its breeding characteristics attracted buyers....