April Feedtalk 2024

April Feedtalk 2024

Making quality first cut silage   Although the weather has been miserable over the past few months, hopefully, we have some good weather on the way that will allow farmers to make good quality first cut silage … read more   Finishing your cattle effectively...
Spring Feedtalk 2024

Spring Feedtalk 2024

Maximising grass this spring   With spring soon approaching it is now time to start planning the transition to grass. The key areas to focus on when the cows are turned out are, maximising milk yield from grazing, while ensuring that fertility isn’t...
Winter Feedtalk 2023

Winter Feedtalk 2023

Peak ewe nutrition at lambing   As we head into December, lambing is not too far away especially for early flocks lambing from January onwards. Some Autumn lambing Dorset flocks already have lambs on the ground… read more   Understanding beef carbon...
Autumn Feedtalk 2023

Autumn Feedtalk 2023

Feeding for milk quality    To think we are now in October and not only have we already experienced the hottest day of the year in September but also the hottest week. Silage quantity is noe getting somewhere close to… read more   Feeds for different beef...
Autumn Feedtalk 2023

Autumn Feedtalk 2023

Autumn Feedtalk Transition Dry Cow Management   We’ve kicked off our transition dry cow tour with an amazing day at Tony and Will Mitchell’s in St Kew. Discussions started with body condition scoring (BCS) which is clear… read more   A Good...
Summer Feedtalk 2023

Summer Feedtalk 2023

Coping with heat stress   Global warming is clearly pushing weather extremes further, with longer periods on the cold and wet and equally prolonged spells of high heat, and drier weather. Farming methods need to… read more   Getting the best from...