Specialist lameness vet Sara Pedersen says wet weather conditions mean cows’ feet may be softer at housing, resulting in greater risk of bruising from concrete surfaces.

AHDB has issued the Recommended Lists (RL) 2020/21 winter wheat disease ratings for yellow rust and brown rust ahead of the release of the full RL.

Egg producers have been seeking clear guidance on the type of barn system in which to invest, since announcements from major retailers that they will only sell cage-free eggs after 2025.

Farmers Guide editor Rachel Hicks applauds the agri industry for taking such huge steps towards net zero greenhouse emissions.

Claydon, the UK-based manufacturer of the Opti-Till Crop Establishment System, will use Agritechnica 2019 to launch its new ‘Love Your Soil’ campaign, together with the company’s new 6m Hybrid T6c trailed direct strip seeding drill and 8m TerraBlade inter-row hoe.

The use of dairy sexed semen has doubled in the past five years and now accounts for nearly one in three inseminations, according to AHDB’s latest survey.

Two livestock auctions in the UK and Ireland have raised more than £23,000 for mental health charities that support farmers.

The average treated gross output of OSR control varieties is 5.12t/ha, which is below the four-year average value of 5.25t/ha.

Defra has announced £35 million of guaranteed funding for rural businesses to purchase state-of-the-art equipment and machinery.