Dairy
Will OAD milking in early lactation affect my herd’s milk production performance?
Many dairy farmers consider once-a-day (OAD) milking for the first few weeks of the milking season as a means of...
Dairy
Dairy
Lakeland launches ‘labour-saving booklet’ for suppliers
Lakeland Dairies has launched a 28-page booklet containing recommendations, tips and case studies “aimed at making farm life easier” for...
Agri-Business
AgriSearch to launch robotic milking system research project
Northern Ireland researchers are seeking to recruit 25 dairy farmers from using robotic milking systems for an upcoming research project....
Agri-Business
AgriSearch to launch robotic milking system research project
Northern Ireland researchers are seeking to recruit 25 dairy farmers from using robotic milking systems for an upcoming research project....
Beef
DAERA announces brucellosis compensation rates for February
Brucellosis compensation rates for February 2020 have been announced by the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) in...
Beef
DAERA announces brucellosis compensation rates for February
Brucellosis compensation rates for February 2020 have been announced by the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) in...
Dairy
‘Calf health is a good measure of calf welfare’ on farms
“If you looked at defining welfare on farms, you would hear things like freedom from hunger, freedom from discomfort, those...
Dairy
‘Calf health is a good measure of calf welfare’ on farms
“If you looked at defining welfare on farms, you would hear things like freedom from hunger, freedom from discomfort, those...
Rural Life
Holstein UK announces first ever team to compete at MASTERs Open
Holstein UK and Holstein Young Breeders (HYB) has announced its first-ever team to compete at the MASTERs Open competition in...
Beef
Purpose-built calf house makes life easier for this UK-based dairy and beef farmer
The farmers involved in the Teagasc Green Acres Calf to Beef Programme visited Robert Noad’s farm during a tour to...
Environment
UK study to develop and adapt technology to monitor methane production in outdoor cattle
Researchers in Scotland are looking into more effective ways to monitor greenhouse gas emissions in grazing cattle. The study, which...
Dairy
Why colostrum is the most important feed a calf will get in its entire lifetime
Colostrum, otherwise known as ‘beestings’, is the most important feed a calf will get in its entire lifetime – as...
Dairy
Why colostrum is the most important feed a calf will get in its entire lifetime
Colostrum, otherwise known as ‘beestings’, is the most important feed a calf will get in its entire lifetime – as...
Dairy
Robotic milking ‘helps breed trouble-free cows’ – study
Fluctuations in milk yield measured by milking robots can be used to breed cows that can cope well with problems,...
Beef
Farmers urged to remember ‘slurry mixing code’ during spreading season
Farmers are urged to take extra care when working with slurry by the Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland...
Beef
Farmers urged to remember ‘slurry mixing code’ during spreading season
Farmers are urged to take extra care when working with slurry – particularly agitating – as spreading season gets underway...
Dairy
The key aspects of a good calf shed
With not long left until the spring-calving season is in full swing, it is paramount that your calf-housing facilities are...
Agri-Business
Welsh TB cattle slaughterings hit all-time high
The latest data relating to bovine TB in Wales has revealed an “alarming and unsustainable” rise in the number of...
