A Somerset milk producer believed his closed herd was protected from BVD, until an abortion storm prompted him to call in his vet to investigate. Wendy Short reports.
At a recent AHDB webinar, Sara Pedersen, cattle health and production specialist at 51AVÊÓÆµDynamics, explained how recording data on farms can improve foot health within the dairy herd. Katie Fallon reports.
The cooperative said prices for all EU dairy commodities has continued to increase significantly allowing them to deliver a ’substantial’ rise
How you seal your silage clamp can have a huge effect on the speed and efficiency of the clamp-filling process, the quality of forage ultimately produced and the labour hours needed to maintain it once it is opened for feed-out.
For share farming couple Vanessa and Bart van de Ven, public perception of dairy farming in New Zealand is cause for concern. Chris McCullough finds out what they are doing to counter the negativity.
High costs continue to drive the global market, keeping supplies tight. Cedric Porter reports.
Be flexible and tailor pre and post-emergence sprays to specific weed burdens on fields advises independent agronomist Richard Cromie. Dairy Farmer reports.
Cows start to feel uncomfortable and can experience heat stress at lower temperatures than some might realise.
The Cox family’s focus on genomics and genomic testing has resulted in an ‘impressive performance’ in NMR’s latest annual production report. Rebecca Jordan reports.
Opening up farmyards to the public may seem daunting but the rewards far outweigh any initial concerns, according to arable farmer Ally Hunter Blair.Ìý