Throughout the practice, we have many different clients selling their milk to lots of different processors with varying degrees of milk consistency requirements. We’ve recently been trying to solve a problem on farm in regards to a milk quality factor, and I wanted to share the story in case it […]
I’d like to say ‘oh, what a difference a year makes’ but with another drought potentially on the horizon, perhaps less has changed since 2022 than I’d hoped. One thing is for sure, the majority of the suckler cows are finally meeting their Body Condition Score (BCS) targets! After a […]
It is well known the biggest cost to you as dairy farmers is your heifer rearing. It will take 2+ years before you start to see any returns from an animal, and within that time, as most of you will have experienced at some point, a lot can go wrong! […]
The lame sheep, every farm has them and they can be frustratingly difficult to manage taking time, effort, and medicines. It is estimated that 3 million sheep are lame in the UK at any one time so as an industry we spend a lot of time, effort and resources treating […]
On 30th March, we hosted a farmer meeting at The Buck in Bangor-on-dee kindly sponsored by Boehringer-Ingelheim and Arwain ADG. It was a great evening with a big turnout, good food and wide discussions about all things milk powder. Throughout the evening, many questions were asked so we thought it […]
We’re aware of the negative effects of poor calcium, excess negative energy balance and poor anti-oxidant status on reproductive performance but some new studies go into more detail on this, highlighting the strong relationship each of these elements have for getting a cow back in calf.
A recently published paper […]
With the costs of purchased feeds at record levels, there has never been a more important time to challenge how much milk you can achieve from grazed grass. Here, Kingshay gives us some tips on managing the transition to grazing and feeding for performance.
Feeding for performance
Dry Matter: The […]
Now that Spring has arrived many of you will be looking forward to getting the cows out to grass. This usually has a positive effect on lameness as grazing cows are at less risk of developing lesions such as sole ulcers and digital dermatitis.
Sole ulcers are associated with the […]
One of my favourite events of year coming up…TURN OUT! Who else is excited? As the easy task of letting all the stock commences it also opens the door to all the questions about how best to maintain a low parasite burden in your stock.
The Lancashire team have flourished […]
With the dry and hot weather last year, many grass-based grazing systems had a distinct reduction in grass growth. This has meant that in order to keep lambs growing well and ewes in good condition, many farms have needed to supplement with forage and fodder far earlier than expected.
With […]
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