When on farm and looking at ways to reduce culling rates, the main areas of focus are often fertility, lameness and mastitis. However, reducing culling rates does not start when a cow is selected for culling. It starts much earlier, and the dry cow period is one of...
Lameness is one of the main health and welfare problems affecting dairy herds and is a significant reason for cows being culled before reaching their full productive potential. Lameness can reduce milk yield, fertility and feed intake, while increasing treatment costs...
On average, there are 26 clinical mastitis cases per 100 cows in the herd, and mastitis accounts for around 8% of cows leaving the dairy system, according to the Kingshay 2024 Dairy Costings Focus Report. With the cost of replacement cows, whether home bred or bought...
Market Overview Global wheat markets continue to be dominated by the Black Sea conflict. Continued attacks on the export infrastructure in both Russia and Ukraine has reduced grain exports considerably over the last few weeks. Many reports suggest fixing damages made...
At Seccombe Farm, nutrition is a key driver of flock performance. The family business, run by Rob, Gail and Jake, manage 1,700 ewes alongside 220 head of beef cattle, producing high-quality lambs that finish early and achieve premium market specifications. The flock...
Preparing the herd for the transition period has been a key focus of the management of the Clarick herd at Tresallick Farm, in Cornwall, and the results have paid off with impressive performance figures. As 1st generation farmers, Patrick and Claire Barrett approached...
