Agriculture news

Calf health is a serious issue for farmers, according to a Volac survey of 300 dairy farmers. “Three quarters of the producers interviewed indicated that disease was the biggest problem associated with calf rearing,” according to Volac’s calf milk replacer specialist, Maggie Gould. Read more...

Have you reviewed your calf rearing system in the last couple of years? “It’s essential to do this regularly, ideally every year, simply because great investments have been made in cattle genetics during the last decade, and yet calf feeding and management practices have remained largely unchanged. Read more...

Volac will be staging a fat nutrition clinic at this year's Dairy Event and Livestock Show. Read more...

Farm Health Planning is a major new exhibition to be staged at the Dairy Event and Livestock Show, the UK’s largest livestock business to business event to be held at Stoneleigh Park, Coventry, Read more...

Would you like your heifer replacements to maximise their subsequent contribution to the bulk tank? “The genetics are waiting to be exploited and if herd health issues have been identified and resolved during planning reviews then it leaves nutrition to achieve your aims - and you have got to get it right from day one”. Read more...

For the majority of farmers, bale wrapping is usually a job involving scores of bales. However, for Glynn Pugh it’s one that involves thousands. To be more accurate, this season he’ll be wrapping more than 6,500 small haylage bales specifically for the equine market. Read more...

Boosting milk yield is set to take priority over maintaining butter fats for the majority of dairy farmers this summer according to a survey carried out by Volac. Read more...

Big bale wrapping system pioneer Volac has launched Volac Topwrap X-treme 340, the only 340mm wide Eco-Green pre-stretched film available in the UK and Ireland. Read more...