In the first of a series of regular monthly comment articles from Worthy Farm in Somerset, 2014 NMR/RABDF Gold Cup winner Michael Eavis recounts how the farm has attracted the interest of many milk producers—and how a recent farm open day drew large crowds.

Migrant workers are making a significant contribution to the dairy sector with one third of producers having employed foreign labour, according to an independent farmer analysis carried out by the Royal Association of British Dairy Farmers.

Members from both Houses of Parliament and across the political spectrum have formed a new Dairy All Party Parliamentary Group.