Many farmers fall into the temptation of adding cubicles in a shed to cut building cost a cow. However, Ivor Davey from dairy housing and design company CowPlan says design should prioritise cow ...

Farmers have been encouraged to provide matteresses for their cows to rest on. Livestock agronomists believe that animals that rest will give you more milk. Photo/Fiile Recently, we visited a dairy ...

One really important thing that can't be overemphasised is the transition from the close-up dry cow period into the early lactation stage. Cows should remain on their dry cow diet until after they ...