(L-R) Sarah, Roger and Catherine Howells have undertaken a farm audit Blaengelli Farm in west Wales is one of 685 farm businesses who have taken part in an unprecedented environmental assessment, which aims to support farmers to measure and improve the sustainability and profitability of their farm. British Dairying reports. Roger and Catherine Howells, alongside […]
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Early pain management practice benefits health and productivity
Giving cows NSAIDs at calving can reduce lameness, says Will Gratwick Project FEET, a unique research project into the assessment of pain from lameness and associated treatment, has revealed significant health and productivity benefits from the results of early intervention with pain relief. British Dairying finds out more. Lameness affects around a third of the […]
Feed & Nutrition: Maize, Forage, Grassland, Nutrition, Vitality, Selected Articles, Uncategorised
How to tackle weeds for more productive grass and silage
High input prices are leading to tough decisions surrounding cost control on-farm, but it is important not to scale back your weed control strategy to the detriment of your grassland. British Dairying finds out how to tackle these weeds. Maximising homegrown forage is more important than ever, so it’s important not to ignore weed control […]
Substantial investments have been made in UK dairying, but farmers have extended credit and used up reserves Locked-in inflation and the opportunities for dairy farmers are two of the topics that Edward Lott at Kite Consulting considers as he looks towards to autumn/winter. Milk prices have been difficult across the autumn and winter for many […]
The 54-point rotary parlour can milk 200 cows/hour per labour unit, enabling Patrick to increase the herd size Highly commended in the Young Dairy Farmer of the Year category at the 2023 Cream Awards, Patrick Morris-Eyton has been busy safeguarding his dairy system for the future. British Dairying pays him a visit to find out […]
Chris Spiby farms in Sussex and was looking to improve fertiliser efficiency Identifying new ways to collaborate with its Select Farms to reduce their carbon footprint is an important focus for Marks & Spencer. So, it jumped at the opportunity to trial a new ‘green’ nitrogen fertiliser to cut carbon and significantly boost yields. With […]
Daniel Zeichner MP met leading farmers, vets and trade representatives Milk producers recently raised issues at Parliament with the Shadow Food and Farming Minister concerning the dairy sector and wider agricultural industry. Jamie Day reports. British Dairying convened a meeting at the end of October with Daniel Zeichner MP and a group of leading dairy […]