Dairy
Dairy advice: Tips for milking during Covid-19
With the country under current Covid-19 restrictions, it’s important that dairy farmers begin planning for the 2021 season. Most dairy...
Dairy
Dairy
Lakeland Dairies sets milk price for December
Lakeland Dairies has become the latest processor to announce its milk price for December, revealing a held base price with...
Beef
Is your farm prepared for a caesarean section?
No farmer wants to see their cows requiring a caesarean section, especially during a busy calving season. Farmers often debate...
Beef
Steps to follow when feeding calves
The calving season will soon be starting and with that comes the feeding of calves. A well-fed calf is better...
Beef
Mastitis in dairy cows: Causes and prevention
Mastitis is the most economically challenging disease on a dairy farm, with freshly-calved cows and heifers the most susceptible to...
Dairy
Removal of dairy cows would have ‘minimal’ impact on emissions – US research
Research carried out in the US has indicated that reducing numbers of dairy cows would have a “minimal” impact on...
Beef
Marts to run a 'drop and go' policy due to national lockdown
Sales of livestock which are held within marts in the UK have been told to bring in a ‘drop and...
Dairy
Latest GDT auction marks 4 index increases on the trot
The Global Dairy Trade (GDT) index has posted a strong increase in the first auction of 2021 to mark four...
Beef
AHDB launches £1.5 million campaign to showcase British meat and dairy
This January, the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) will launch a new £1.5 million “Eat Balanced” TV-led advertising campaign,...
Dairy
Arla milk producers to face price cut at the start of 2021
It has been revealed that Arla milk producers will face a drop in farmgate prices from January 1, 2021. The...
Dairy
Longer shelf life for new calf scour vaccine
A new licence claim for Bovilis Rotavec Corona means broached vials of the calf scour vaccine will be able to...
Dairy
Land Mobility Programme secures opportunity of a lifetime for Co. Antrim farmer
Three years ago Matthew Adams, from Glarryford in Co. Antrim, was a top student at Greenmount College. Today, thanks to...
Dairy
Dairy market analysis: Contrasting fortunes for butter and SMP continue
European dairy markets’ recent trend of firmer skim milk powder (SMP) and weaker butter continued over the last week, according...
Beef
Dairy calf-to-beef can boost incomes on suckler farms
Stephen Flanagan is a beef and sheep adviser with the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) in Northern...
Arable
DAERA publishes results of the June 2020 Agricultural Census
The final results of the June 2020 Agricultural Census have been released today by the Department of Agriculture, Environment and...
Dairy
Improving productivity goes to the very heart of modern dairy farming
Dale Farm CEO Nick Whelan is quick to point out that milk producers and processers are both joined at the...
Dairy
High demand for cows in milk at Dungannon dairy sale
Dungannon farmers’ mart, Co. Tyrone, held its final dairy sale of the year, last Thursday (December 17). To get a...
Dairy
Dairy farmers turn to video game experts in order to enhance cow health
Dairy farmers and vets have enlisted the help of video gaming experts to enhance cow health in a unique new...
