Dairy
Dairy advice: It’s time to complete your spring rotation planner
Now’s the time to set your farm up for the grazing season ahead with a spring rotation planner (SRP). The...
Dairy
Beef
Pneumonia in calves: What are the causes and how to prevent it
Pneumonia in calves is the result of a complex interaction between viral and bacterial pathogens, environmental stress factors and the...
Agri-Business
Concern remains but issues with ‘mixed origin’ milk have yet to transpire
Despite concern, two weeks since the end of the Brexit withdrawal period, trade issues have yet to materialise over the...
Agri-Business
Arla aims to double sales to €600 million
Arla is fast tracking its plans to become Europe’s e-commerce leader within the dairy sector. The dairy co-op aims to...
Agri-Business
Dairy market analysis: Prices push higher amid strong demand
European dairy commodity prices pushed higher in recent weeks as strong demand continues to outweigh good milk supplies, according to...
Dairy
Dairy advice: Tips for milking during Covid-19
With the country under current Covid-19 restrictions, it’s important that dairy farmers begin planning for the 2021 season. Most dairy...
Dairy
Lakeland Dairies sets milk price for December
Lakeland Dairies has become the latest processor to announce its milk price for December, revealing a held base price with...
Beef
Is your farm prepared for a caesarean section?
No farmer wants to see their cows requiring a caesarean section, especially during a busy calving season. Farmers often debate...
Beef
Steps to follow when feeding calves
The calving season will soon be starting and with that comes the feeding of calves. A well-fed calf is better...
Beef
Mastitis in dairy cows: Causes and prevention
Mastitis is the most economically challenging disease on a dairy farm, with freshly-calved cows and heifers the most susceptible to...
Dairy
Removal of dairy cows would have ‘minimal’ impact on emissions – US research
Research carried out in the US has indicated that reducing numbers of dairy cows would have a “minimal” impact on...
Beef
Marts to run a 'drop and go' policy due to national lockdown
Sales of livestock which are held within marts in the UK have been told to bring in a ‘drop and...
Dairy
Latest GDT auction marks 4 index increases on the trot
The Global Dairy Trade (GDT) index has posted a strong increase in the first auction of 2021 to mark four...
Beef
AHDB launches £1.5 million campaign to showcase British meat and dairy
This January, the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) will launch a new £1.5 million “Eat Balanced” TV-led advertising campaign,...
Dairy
Arla milk producers to face price cut at the start of 2021
It has been revealed that Arla milk producers will face a drop in farmgate prices from January 1, 2021. The...
Dairy
Longer shelf life for new calf scour vaccine
A new licence claim for Bovilis Rotavec Corona means broached vials of the calf scour vaccine will be able to...
Dairy
Land Mobility Programme secures opportunity of a lifetime for Co. Antrim farmer
Three years ago Matthew Adams, from Glarryford in Co. Antrim, was a top student at Greenmount College. Today, thanks to...
Dairy
Dairy market analysis: Contrasting fortunes for butter and SMP continue
European dairy markets’ recent trend of firmer skim milk powder (SMP) and weaker butter continued over the last week, according...
