Three key learnings from innovative robotic milking transformations at Myerscough College's Lodge Farm
Calibrate’s Heat Pump Rescue Package is already showing dividends
It is nearing 10 years since the UK livestock industry began a concerted effort to monitor and measure antibiotic use on-farm as part of the battle against AMR (antimicrobial resistance).
An exciting new partnership between the University of Essex and major onion supplier Stourgarden will see researchers try to grow the vegetable outside traditional soil-based methods… inside a bright pink shipping container.
For many farming families, a successful diversification can mean the difference between staying in the black and falling into the red. But achieving this success can often be frustrated by costly planning challenges. Shannon Fuller, Planning Advisor with the CLA, highlights the key considerations.
Patience and perseverance have finally paid off for tenant farmer Ralph Raynor in his quest to convert three redundant buildings into residential homes under Class Q Permitted Development rights.
Baled grass silage can be as good as clamped silage, says Volac silage scientist, Dr Mark Leggett, but it is essential to employ equal attention to detail when making it – starting by cutting grass at the optimum time.
Poultry units still need to focus on comprehensive and effective disinfection to achieve high levels of biosecurity and minimise the consequences of pathogenic infections on performance. A Neogen expert outlines how to remain vigilant.
With the average case of lameness costing £300 and every missed service costing over £100, it is crucial to minimise these financial losses through close monitoring of livestock.
Heightened risks of soil and slurry contamination in first-cut grass silage after the wet winter, due to increased wheel ruts in fields and delayed slurry applications, will require extra vigilance with silage-making this season, an expert is urging.