Grants of up to £250,000 each are being made available for farmers to upgrade their slurry storage facilities.

Dairy farmers are making big strides in managing mastitis in their herds – while using fewer antibiotics, suggests a study.

More farmers are growing high protein fodder crops to ease cashflow pressures, improve milk quality and reduce their environmental impact.

Dairy and beef producers striving to remain profitable as feed costs soar are being encouraged to adopt a similar strategy to pig and poultry producers.

Good silage clamp management this season will maximise forage quality – more than justifying at a time when nitrogen fertiliser prices is at all-time high.

Implementing a hard cull policy in the year ahead could help alleviate rising costs facing many livestock businesses, say advisers.

A new guide aims to help livestock farmers maximise milk and meat production from home-grown forage.

Fewer than one in 20 sheep farmers are contacted by dog owners following an attack on their livestock, reveals a survey.

Sheep farmers are being reminded to prioritise ewe nutrition before lambing to optimise productivity and reduce losses.