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International flavour at the Dairy Show
The UK’s largest dairy show is gearing up to receive visitors from near and far, with guests, trade stands and…
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Milkminder award success for Oxfordshire farm manager
Leigh Woolmer of Stuchbury Manor Farm, Banbury has been named Promar’s 2018 Milkminder Manager of the Year. Leigh, who manages…
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Supreme class judges at the Dairy Show
Judging top class animals requires years of experience both in exhibiting and judging, and at this year’s Dairy Show the…
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Maximise cow health and performance with Y-Ware
On farm trials uniting information from precision technology are paving the future of dairy management, giving farmers easily accessible real-time…
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Silage quality provides glimmer of hope
With dairy farmers facing a challenging winter, the latest silage results from Trouw Nutrition GB suggest that while forages made…
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UK Dairy Day seminar highlights benefit of checklist approach to improving youngstock health
Score-based audits of youngstock rearing systems are helping dairy farms pinpoint calf husbandry weaknesses and identify opportunities to improve the…
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Time to accept a new approach to breeding decisions
A breeding plan using only sexed dairy semen and quality beef semen offers dairy farmers economic, genetic and herd health improvements according to a new industry booklet launched at…
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New programme aims to cut costs and increase profits
Over 70 farmers and industry representatives attended the recent launch of AHDB’s first Strategic Dairy Farm in Scotland. The event…
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Autumn drilling offers opportunities to bridge forage gaps
Autumn 2018 offers many dairy farmers more opportunity than usual for late-season establishment of perennial or hybrid ryegrass, with leys…
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Urgent need to revisit UK breeding programmes
Reduced summer grass growth and winter forage concerns have highlighted the importance of feed intakes and conversions on dairy farm profitability and have demonstrated the…