Livestock

For share farming couple Vanessa and Bart van de Ven, public perception of dairy farming in New Zealand is cause for concern. Chris McCullough finds out what they are doing to counter the negativity.

High costs continue to drive the global market, keeping supplies tight. Cedric Porter reports.

Be flexible and tailor pre and post-emergence sprays to specific weed burdens on fields advises independent agronomist Richard Cromie. Dairy Farmer reports.

Minette Batters told NFU Council failure to implement a strategy to underpin food security would suggest the Government was focused on putting farmers out of business

Cows start to feel uncomfortable and can experience heat stress at lower temperatures than some might realise.

The Cox family’s focus on genomics and genomic testing has resulted in an ‘impressive performance’ in NMR’s latest annual production report. Rebecca Jordan reports.

British retailers are being urged to help create a market for home-grown protein crops to help reduce livestock farmers’ reliance on harmful soya imports.

The mandatory housing measures for poultry and captive birds, which were introduced across the United Kingdom to help stop the spread of bird flu, will be lifted on May 2.

Opening up farmyards to the public may seem daunting but the rewards far outweigh any initial concerns, according to arable farmer Ally Hunter Blair. 

Holding back on maize drilling until soil temperatures reach the required levels could be essential to ensure good establishment for this year’s maize crops.