A top bid of £4,000 led Carlisle’s Monthly Dairy Sale, with 46 more cows and heifers fetching £3,000 or more. Strong demand drove prices higher.

Dairy farms have expanded steadily since the 1970s and now compete for economic strength with beef cattle operations.

Eight university students from America and their professor have visited the island to learn about the Guernsey cow breed.

The school log books revealed Jersey's quirky school stories, including schools closing for children to take part in the island's potato picking and how cows were once prioritised. Credit ...

While her love for her famed corgis was most recognizable, the queen also admired farm animals such as horses, pigs, sheep and even registered Jersey cows. In 2001, Prince Philip, the Duke of ...