Dairy
Farmers have made 'significant improvements' to dairy herd fertility - NMR
Farmers have made significant improvements in dairy herd fertility, production, and somatic cell counts (SCC) according to National Milk Records’...
Dairy
Dairy
Improving colostrum quality this calving season
Ensuring that colostrum quality is high among your cows before the start of calving should be a focus on dairy...
Agri-Business
2024 will see dairy companies make sustainable changes
2023 has seen many challenges for the dairy and drinks industry. With rising cost of living issues and mounting energy...
Dairy
Dairy advice: Stomach tubing calves
Stomach tubing calves is the preferred option for many farmers when feeding calves colostrum shortly after birth. A calves first...
Rural Life
Countryside Alliance takes issue with vegan promotion by councils
The Countryside Alliance has called for two councils to retract their public support for vegan diets, in a bid to...
Dairy
Dairy advice: Fundamentals of calf rumen development
Rumen development is a vital part of the development of young calves, and should begin from day one. Young calves...
Dairy
Spring calving: Time to get ready for calves
Calves will be arriving on farms in the coming weeks, meaning it is now time to ensure that you are...
Dairy
Spring-calving: Ensuring that safety is at the forefront
The start of the new year means that the spring-calving season is now only a few weeks away from starting...
Dairy
Somerset and NI dairy farmers make New Year Honours List
A dairy farmer from Somerset and a dairy farmer from Northern Ireland have made it onto the 2024 New Year...
Dairy
GDT price index up 1.2% at first event in 2024
The Global Dairy Trade (GDT) price index has increased by 1.2% at the first trading event in 2024 held today...
Dairy
Duckett Holsteins: Home to 3,000 embryo recipient cows
The Duckett Holsteins herd is universally regarded as a centre of Holstein breeding excellence. Located in Rudolph, Wisconsin in the...
Dairy
4 dairy businesses named as finalists in RABDF Gold Cup
Four UK dairy businesses have been named as finalists in the 2023 NMR (National Milk Records) RABDF (Royal Association of...
Agri-Business
Ecosyl shares tips for improving grass silage in 2024
Silage agri-business Ecosyl has said that, with challenges in the dairy sector creating a “strong case” for maximising milk production...
Agri-Business
New license allows livestock movements out of bluetongue zones
A new license has been made available to allow animal movements out of bluetongue temporary control zones (TCZ) for welfare...
N.Ireland
Meet the haulier retiring after 34 years of collecting milk
In the last 34 years, Co. Armagh milk haulier Brian Patterson has seen the good and the great of the...
Dairy
Dairy advice: Easing the Christmas day workload
Christmas day for a farmer still requires the wellies to be put on and jobs being completed, as livestock must...
N.Ireland
Dairy farms need to be ‘somewhere people want to work’
A recent dairy conference in Ballynahinch highlighted labour issues on Northern Irish dairy farms relating to working hours. Organised by...
Agri-Business
Yorkshire dairy farm to supply Aldi with pigs in blankets ice cream
A Yorkshire-based ice cream manufacturer will begin supplying Aldi with pigs in blankets ice cream from today (Tuesday, December 19),...
