The importance of getting youngstock off to a good start and achieving efficient production were key themes at a conference organised by Trouw Nutrition and held in Coventry
Feeding pre-weaned dairy calves the right amount of a proven, highly digestible calf milk formula is economically crucial to make the most of early life feed conversion efficiency
Dairy calf rearers can derive a horde of animal health rewards by feeding high quality colostrum for longer and a recent farmer survey shows most farmers are open to the practice if it were shown to be beneficial with adjustments to labour, equipment, and facilities
A small herd of 22 Red Holsteins is producing milk to strict standards to be turned into the world-famous Gruyere cheese
This year, in a break from tradition, the Gold Cup Open Day will see Bisterne Farms showcasing how their, low-input, grass-based, cross-bred herd took the win, highlighting how their focus and performance has resulted in them being victorious
A case of classical Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) has been confirmed on a farm in Ayrshire
The theme of the 2024 Cultivate conference, held at Heaton House Farm in Cheshire last week, was ‘rooted in resilience'
An agricultural risk expert is advising farmers to check their silage clamps following a string of hefty fines for silage pollution
In this week’s ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Guardian podcast, head of livestock, Katie Jones, talks to Wiltshire vet, Mel McPherson about the threat posed by Schmallenberg and bluetongue this year
For the Bayley family, changes to the accommodation for their housed herd of cows was made necessary after issues with heat stress in 2022