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Articles by Katie Jones

Cluster groups share ideas and knowledge

Livestock

Cluster groups share ideas and knowledge

In order to collaboratively investigate ways to deliver nature-friendly farming, 120 farms across the South Downs have formed into six ‘farm clusters’.

clock 29 May 2020 • 6 min read
Lucerne as a grazing crop for sheep

Livestock

Lucerne as a grazing crop for sheep

Lucerne has largely been seen as a cutting crop in the UK, but a new on-farm study will look at how the crop can be used for grazing ewes and lambs.

clock 22 May 2020 • 4 min read
Leading sires in RamCompare revealed

Livestock

Leading sires in RamCompare revealed

Fourth-year results from the RamCompare project reveal seven different breeds at the top of the leader tables for carcase traits.

clock 22 May 2020 • 2 min read
Farmer-led research to reduce antibiotic use in dairy cows

Livestock

Farmer-led research to reduce antibiotic use in dairy cows

A new mastitis test to reduce antibiotic use on dairy farms is being trialled through an on-farm ‘field lab’ with Innovative Farmers.

clock 14 May 2020 • 7 min read
Coccidiosis will adversely affect productivity

Livestock

Coccidiosis will adversely affect productivity

Timely treatment and effective prevention is the only way to reduce potentially significant losses caused by coccidiosis in calves.

clock 01 May 2020 • 4 min read
Can liver fluke survive in silage?

Livestock

Can liver fluke survive in silage?

Liver fluke cysts are shed onto pasture from infected mud snails and we know they can survive for many months given the right conditions, but can they survive in silage?

clock 24 April 2020 • 4 min read
Importance of native breeds in post-CAP countryside

Livestock

Importance of native breeds in post-CAP countryside

The annual barometer of native livestock breed numbers, the Rare Breeds Survival Trust’s watchlist, has been released.But what could some of these breeds could offer UK agriculture in the future?

clock 24 April 2020 • 5 min read
Building soil resilience to cope with weather extremes

Livestock

Building soil resilience to cope with weather extremes

The challenges of farming within extreme weather conditions was the main topic discusses at a virtual event, the first in a series to be hosted by the knowledge exchange network, Agricology.

clock 24 April 2020 • 4 min read
First blowfly strike cases of 2020 reported

Livestock

First blowfly strike cases of 2020 reported

The first cases of blowfly strike in 2020 have been reported in several locations in the UK.

clock 23 April 2020 • 1 min read

Aberdeen-Angus angels to meet labour challenges

The Aberdeen-Angus Cattle Society is organising a team of ‘angels’ and a match making service to support livestock farmers with the expected labour challenges ahead.

clock 15 April 2020 • 1 min read
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