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Whether it is cheese, butter, yoghurt or a glass of fresh milk, the UK consumer demand for dairy products has helped push the industry to become the third largest in Europe. Whilst thirteen billion litres of milk are produced here each year, the number of dairy farmers has halved over the last decade. In Farming Today, Caz Graham investigates if the sector has the bottle to compete globally.

And as homeowners are asked to think again when using water, some farmers are trying to cut back the amount they use by a fifth. Over the next 12 months, Anna Hill will be following the trials of Andrew Blenkiron, a farm estate manager in one of the worst drought-hit parts of East Anglia. He has 6,500 thousand acres of thirsty crops and vegetables planted in light, sandy soil which need plenty of water and his reservoir is already running low.

Presented by Caz Graham and produced in Birmingham by Angela Frain.