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Get the latest news and most up-to-date facts about dairy farming.
Local hero
A dairy farmer from Preston was this week's 'local hero' in The Times (19 August).
Ian and David Pye have opened up their Old Holly Farm to the local community, hosting school visits for children of all ages. Watching the cows being milked and touring the on-site ice cream factory is popular with the kids, who can participate in competitions to design their own ice cream flavours.
Want to find out more about dairy farming? Try our virtual tour to explore a typical British dairy farm.
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Fact or Fiction
The process of milking cows has remained unchanged for centuries.
All about dairy farming
We drink around 5 billion litres of milk in Britain each year - the equivalent of 2,000 Olympic-size swimming pools or enough to drink a glass of milk every day for 54 million years.
Caring for the environment
Dairy farms have traditionally played an important role in rural
Britain, with farmers taking great care and pride in protecting the
environment.
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