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The new proven Holstein sire rankings, published this week, present a picture of stability, with…
Feeding calves hay in conjunction with a high-quality milk replacer has proven to produce top-quality stock with higher weight gains. A recent trial…
A Co. Tyrone dairyman has made use of a novel way to boost grass utilisation. The laneways of Henry Stewart’s farm in Co.…
Wales’ oldest dairy farmers’ co-operative is celebrating its most successful awards season ever after their cheeses scooped 30 gongs. South Caernarfon Creameries (SCC)…
An ongoing project has been causing quite a stir in the Dutch city of Rotterdam recently as the construction of a ‘floating farm’…
Farmers are urged to be on high alert as fatal cases of ‘hoose’ have already been diagnosed in cattle in Northern Ireland this…
Members of the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) Cymru Milk Board met this week to give their initial reaction to the Welsh Government’s ‘Brexit…
Ulster Farmers’ Union dairy committee chairman, William Irvine, has said farmers are “rightly concerned” about the growing gap in base milk prices. “The…
Scottish stakeholders met in Edinburgh on Wednesday (August 1) identifying solutions to the feed and fodder shortfalls to be faced by farmers and…
Budding showmen and women are reminded that entry forms for Northern Ireland’s 16th annual dairy calf show must be submitted this weekend. New…
Transformula is aiming to transform calf rearing with its transition milk formula, designed with your herd’s health in mind. There has been an…
The farming industry leaders, Government officials and Secretary of State Michael Gove came together this morning for the National Farmers’ Union’s emergency agricultural…
Dale Farm has launched the largest ‘self-consumption’ solar farm in Ireland at its cheese processing facility in Co. Tyrone. The 37ac solar farm,…
After hitting a record high in October 2017, the milk to feed price ratio (MFPR) has been in decline ever since. The farm-gate…
Two dairy units with very different approaches to milking have been added to the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) network of strategic…
Farmers have been encouraged to keep their stock off pastures until grass is as close as possible to the optimum three-leaf stage to…
Several of the UK’s farming sectors are well on their way to meeting key antibiotics targets according to the latest interim report published…
The Government has published a new guide today setting out the steps farmers, advisors and contractors can take to reduce ammonia emissions and help…
