Dairy
Dairy advice: Time to move on cull cows before housing
As we progress into the latter end of the lactation, it is time to look at moving on cull cows,...
Dairy
N.Ireland
Testing silage: Getting the most out of your winter milk contract
Testing silage now is crucial, as many cows around the country are going to be milking through the winter months,...
Dairy
FUW will host farm visit on eve of Welsh Dairy Show 2024
The Farmers’ Union of Wales (FUW) will host a Pre Dairy Show farm visit next week to highlight the importance...
N.Ireland
EuroTier launchpad for new technology to help dairy farmers
By Chris McCullough New technology that can help dairy farmers become more sustainable is being launched at the EuroTier livestock...
Dairy
Arla to provide foodbanks with fridges full of dairy products
Arla has announced the launch of a nationwide initiative aimed at supplying fresh dairy produce to food charities across Britain....
Agri-Business
TikTok drives demand for protein-rich dairy in Tesco
Social media sites like TikTok have been accredited with generating the recent upsurge in demand for protein rich dairy produce,...
Dairy
GDT price index drops slightly at latest auction
The Global Dairy Trade (GDT) price index has fallen by 0.3% at the latest event today (Tuesday, October 15), and...
N.Ireland
Preventing milk fever in your autumn calving herd
As we progress further into the calving season for the autumn calving herds, the risk of milk fever (hypocalcemia) and...
N.Ireland
Seeing out the end of lactation for spring calving cows on a high
We are now entering the final few months of lactation for spring calving cows and the cows are beginning to...
Dairy
Autumn calving: Storing and reheating colostrum for calves
Autumn calving is well and truly underway and it is important that farmers are making sure that their calves are...
N.Ireland
Management of calf scour on your farm this autumn
There are plenty of calves on the ground for the herds that are milking cows over the winter months, and...
N.Ireland
Liver fluke season expected to be ‘longer’ this year
The liver fluke season is expected to be longer this year, according to an independent sheep consultant in the United...
Agri Politics
NFU president calls on govt to increase agriculture budget
The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) is echoing calls on the government from MPs across the House of Commons to increase...
Rural Life
RHASS holds Harvest Thanksgiving service for Scottish farmers
Scotland’s farming community were celebrated in a Harvest Thanksgiving service hosted by Edinburgh’s St Giles Cathedral in conjunction with the...
Dairy
Autumn calving: Looking after the freshly calved cow
Autumn calving is well underway for many autumn calving herds. Not only should you ensure that calves get the best...
Dairy
Dairy advice: Management tips with next season in mind
This year has been a difficult one for farmers, but the dairy advice is to plan ahead for next year...
Agri-Business
Lakeland: New agreement on veterinary medicines is ‘critical’
A new sanitary/phytosanitary (SPS) agreement for veterinary medicines needs to be agreed between the UK and the European Union as...
N.Ireland
Mycoplasma bovis causing ‘significant losses’ on NI farms
Animal Health and Welfare Northern Ireland (AHWNI) has stated that the bacterial infection mycoplasma bovis is becoming “increasingly prevalent” and...
