Six dairy units have made it into the final of this year’s NMR/RABDF Gold Cup competition and will be judged by a panel who will visit each of the herds ahead of the winner announcement at the Livestock Event in July.

Mary Mead has been presented with the Royal Association of British Dairy Farmers’ Princess Royal Award by Her Royal Highness at Buckingham Palace on Thursday 30 April. The honour was made for her outstanding services to the UK dairy industry.

The Responsible Use of Medicines in Agriculture Alliance (RUMA) is delighted to publish its first ever Guidelines on the Responsible Use of Antimicrobials in Dry Cow Management.

The Royal Association of British Dairy Farmers has been awarded one of the most prestigious accolades within the exhibition industry for its live robotic milking and feeding demonstration with 40 cows, featured at Livestock Event 2014, at The NEC, Birmingham.

This month John Taylor, herd manager at 2014 NMR/RABDF Gold Cup winners Worthy Farm in Somerset, updates us on the latest news from the farm and open day preparations.