Agriculture news

All cows require optimal feeding and management if they are to express their potential efficiently, says Volac’s ruminant nutritionist, Dr Richard Kirkland. Read more...

Rearing foster lambs to finishing weight this coming season is likely to be a cost effective exercise. Read more...

Lamb losses from scanning to sale continues at an average 15% to 20% in the national flock Read more...

The world’s first available segregated, fully traceable and certified sustainable palm fatty acid distillate (PFAD), a by-product of palm oil refining, will be incorporated into Megalac, the rumen protected fat which improves dairy cow milk yield, body condition and fertility. Read more...

Dairy farmers and their advisors will be able to consider more carefully the optimum feeding rate and type of fat to feed to reach herd performance targets this winter by logging on to Volac’s new on-line interactive Fat Calculator. Read more...

Profitable Calf Rearing in a Sustainable Dairy Industry was the theme of a one day conference organised by Volac last month in Shropshire and to which more than 180 invited delegates from the supply and vet sector attended. Read more...

Leading dairy businesses Milk Link and Volac have entered into a strategic partnership to jointly undertake a major investment at Milk Link’s Taw Valley Creamery Read more...

Colostrum management – adopting the critical 4Qs Colostrum is the fuel of life; that’s a well know factor, however it’s worth reading on as a reminder, simply because it is without doubt the cornerstone to all successful calf rearing enterprises. Read more...

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Volac expands with acquisition of Parnutt Foods Read more...