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Farmers who make hay for horses are being warned of the dangers of cutting grass from pastures contaminated with sycamore seedlings and saplings.

With research estimates suggesting the cost of rearing heifers sits somewhere around the 1,900 mark, it is important to make sure these heifers are lasting in order to pay back that investment.

Without wanting to scare monger, independent consultant Chris Duller said regulations surrounding phosphates on farms are coming.

From 2025 UK cattle farmers could be required by the Government to feed their stock methane suppressants in a bid to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions and hit net zero by 2050.

While there has been a significant reduction in the use of antimicrobials on dairy farms since 2018, that decline has been plateauing for the last three years according to the latest antimicrobial focus report from Kingshay.

New data emerging from a study involving Welsh sheep flocks shows good potential to significantly reduce the number of ewes that need to be wormed around lambing time.

Making sure Gen Z has the right facts about the nutrition and environmental status of dairy products is essential to the industry’s future.

Dairy cows of the future will be smaller and rounder than current animals, and will be highly efficient at producing milk solids while having lower emissions said American geneticist Dr John Cole, of Peak Genetics.

Winner of the 2022 NMR RABDF Gold Cup is the Logan family from Ayrshire.