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...
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...
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...
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 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...
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...
