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The Jersey Cow – Key Cattle Breeds

The Jersey Cow – Key Cattle Breeds

by | Aug 4, 2025 | blog

With a focus on dairy, we explore key cattle breeds, beginning with the Jersey cow. In this series we will highlight a different breed’s unique role in UK dairy farming, from the high-yielding Holstein-Friesian to the resilient Ayrshire.   The Jersey Cow The...
Seed-Bed Preparation: The Key to forage maize Success

Seed-Bed Preparation: The Key to forage maize Success

by | Aug 4, 2025 | blog

Bright Maize’s Business Manager, Charlie Dolphin, observes that the maize crops doing best this year are those which were drilled into well prepared seed-beds which held sufficient moisture to support speedy germination and establishment. Such is the importance of...
A recent history of milk

A recent history of milk

by | Aug 4, 2025 | blog

With moves afoot to address the mechanism by which milk price is set – intended to alleviate at least some of the concerns held by producers – Bright Maize business manager Charlie Dolphin looks back at the UK dairy sector over the years. He starts with the inception...
A Recent History Of Milk – Part II: The Milking Cow

A Recent History Of Milk – Part II: The Milking Cow

by | Aug 4, 2025 | blog

In the second of our blogs looking at the UK dairy industry over the last 80 years, Bright Maize business manager Charlie Dolphin looks at the remarkable changes in the management of the milking cow: and how this has influenced her performance and her role within the...
AGRI POLITICS OVER THE YEARS

AGRI POLITICS OVER THE YEARS

by | Aug 4, 2025 | blog

With the volatility of our national politics showing no sign of abating, we thought it would be a good idea to look at Agri politics over the years – and specifically the Ministers and Secretaries who have presided over farming’s ups and downs in the postwar era. The...