Mortality rates due to calf diarrhoea can be high (greater than or equal to 50 per cent) 1, especially in large outbreaks, usually due to excessive fluid loss and/or septicaemia due to bacteria from the gastrointestinal tract getting into the bloodstream.

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Glyphosate will play a key role in weed management between harvest and drilling this season.

New chemistry benefits from judicious use as part of an IPM strategy, to maximise its performance in the short- and long-term. BASF advises that best practice is key to getting the best results from Luximo, the brand name for cinmethylin, its grassweed herbicide active. Martin Rickatson reports.

Having good stocks of quality forage helps to improve farm resilience in times of volatile milk prices and unpredictability. Volac silage experts offer guidance.

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Last season’s heatwave provided some big lessons for making grass silage. So what can we learn from 2022?

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