Agriculture news

Blanket feeding of antimicrobials in milk to calves could be putting their lifetime health at risk says Dai Grove-White, of the University of Liverpool Vet School. Read more...

Calf rearers have been urged to review their mixing rate for calf milk replacer to better reflect the unit’s regime, following results from independent trials Read more...

The Volac Ewe2, warm lamb milk feeder, was featured in the Lambing Live series which ran on BBC2 from the 7th to the 11th March 2010. Read more...

Leading dairy nutrition company Volac has announced it’s acquisition of Agrobest, the Czech Republic based speciality feed business. Read more...

A controlled regime is helping to maximiset the performance and efficiency of a 330 cow pedigree Holstein herd averaging 10,500 litres accommodated in a state of the art facility in North East Scotland. Read more...

Exploiting yield potential may once again feature among dairy farmers’ goals this winter, but how many actually try to obtain higher yields is another matter. Read more...

Are you among the dairy farmers who are pushing for more milk this season? Read more...

Water is essential for all forms of life, and it goes without saying for calves too. Why? Read more...

Energy supply is the most limiting factor in most grazing situations and failure to feed cows for their level of production will result in reduced milk yield, low body condition score and poor fertility throughout the season. Read more...

Optimal feeding and management of high producing dairy cows is essential if production potential is to be achieved without detrimental effects on cow health or welfare. Read more...