A move to rotational grazing a decade ago is paying dividends for Scottish milk producer, Jim Baird. It has permitted a 25 per cent rise in cow numbers on the same acreage, while yields have increased by 30 per cent over th
With feed prices increasing, making the most from spring grazing will be crucial to maintain margins, according to Mark Oliver from Gallagher.
Sclerotinia infection in oilseed rape is predominantly driven by inoculum levels and weather events at earlyto mid-flowering, but a notable decline in incidences of the disease has been seen in recent years.
Serious about making more milk from forage? If you still have last season’s silage analysis reports, they offer a goldmine of tips for making better silage.
Wormer resistance is posing a threat to profitable production, but there are steps farmers can take now which will improve the sustainability of worm control and safeguard the future of cattle production.
AHDB’s We Eat Balanced campaign aims to protect long-term attitudes to British meat and dairy, by reassuring consumers they can be part of a healthy and sustainable diet. After the first three months, Olivia Midgley assesses the changes in consumers’ hearts and minds.
A recently leaked memo revealed that Johnson was looking at implementing a sector-by-sector ‘carbon tax’ to encourage industries and organisations to reduce their emissions.Ìý
A long-term experiment shows climate, crop height, fertiliser and herbicide resistance are all to blame.
A couple of weeks ago we lambed our Leicesters and were in a busy period of calving, the sun was shining and it really felt like spring. Lambs were starting to fill the fields further down the valley.
As spring approaches and the local amateur wildlife photographers start dusting off their cameras, the requests to come and photograph on the land start to come in.