Finalists announced for the 2022 NMR RABDF Gold Cup
19th December 2022
Five finalists have been announced for the 2022 NMR RABDF Gold Cup award, including two dairy businesses in Scotland and three from the south and southwest of England.
Farmers encouraged to implement plan to safeguard cow performance this winter
16th December 2022
Farmers should take extra care when transitioning between different silage cuts this winter to ensure milk yield and fertility aren’t compromised.
Batchpasteuriser.com to showcase their pasteurisers at LAMMA 2023
16th December 2022
With British farms continually squeezed by high input costs and low prices, selling ready-pasteurised milk straight to the consumer can substantially increase farm profits, according to Batchpasteuriser.com.
Down to Earth regenerative livestock event is back for 2023
13th December 2022
The UK’s top regenerative farming event for livestock producers is back with two events next year, following unprecedented demand from the inaugural 2022 event held this summer.
75th British Cattle Breeding Conference will create discussion, debate and vision
9th December 2022
The 75th British Cattle Breeding conference is being held from the 23rd to 25th January 2023 at Telford Hotel and Golf Resort, Shropshire, and will bring together expert knowledge, experience and opinion from across the industry in the UK and beyond.
Brandane Lu Lu hits 18,000gns at the Simmental Next Generation sale
7th December 2022
The demand for pedigree Simmental females saw prices soar with Brandane Lu Lu setting a breed centre record price, while heifers commanded an average price of £5,202, up by £806 on the previous year.
Five ways to feed dairy cows more sustainably
5th December 2022
Feeding for optimum rumen function is a way farmers can help to maximise productivity from their herd and potentially improve sustainability, listeners on the latest Mole Valley Farmers’ Podcast heard.
Good transition is about giving the cow what she needs
5th December 2022
At transition the dairy cow is perhaps at her highest metabolic vulnerability – she is subject to demands which physiologically she often struggles to sustain. Energy and calcium are two prime examples. Post-calving the cow’s demands for both can suddenly increase by upwards of two-fold compared to what they previously were before calving.
British dairy farms “missing out on milk production by failing to address heat stress”
2nd December 2022
Dairy farmers could be losing milk production worth tens of thousands of pounds by failing to protect their cows from heat stress during the summer, according to independent vet consultant Dr Tom Chamberlain from Chalcombe Ltd, speaking at a Lallemand Animal Nutrition workshop at Total Dairy in Stratford-upon-Avon.
New technology accurately records cows’ water intake to aid health monitoring
1st December 2022
Leading dairy innovator, smaXtec has launched TruDrinking, a new function which accurately records individual cow’s water intake. This latest technical advance is a world first in the sector-leading health monitoring system and helps farmers to optimise milk production and animal management.
Buoyant milk prices mean maximising the litres of milk produced is a ‘no brainer’
1st December 2022
Buoyant milk prices mean improving milk from forage is a ‘no brainer’ on UK dairy farms. But high input costs mean doing this cost-efficiently is set to remain essential in 2023.
First cut silage from 2022 labelled ‘power feed’ by analysts
25th November 2022
Due to the sunny weather experienced in spring 2022, first cut silage from this year is exceptionally high in sugar content, allowing farmers to offset the lower value of subsequent cuts throughout the coming winter.