Advice

Brexit and new policy framework discissions have created an opportunity to take a fresh look at the national ambition for animal health and welfare and how it can deliver for farmers, says Nuffield scholar Dr Grace O’Gorman.

With the farming industry braced for change in 2021, farm management software experts AgriWebb asked industry leaders their advice for farmers this year

Exceptional feed efficiency and fertility drive the success of one family dairy farm on the edge of the Peak District.

Dairy farming is too often a marginal business, so there is a need to drive profitability, and genetics is a great place to start.

Identifying the elite females in a herd through genomic testing will increase efficiency and sustainability while improving profitability.

Harnessing the power of genomics is driving genetic gain and providing the key to improved herd performance on a Wiltshire dairy farm.

Feeding a sustainable dairy compound is helping one Cornish dairy farmer to meet the climate change challenge

Making a difference to the environment within the company and for the wider industry has been the aim of Massey Feeds for 20 years.

Kale is being successfully utilised as an out-wintering crop for in-calf dairy heifers at Harper Adams University. While cost savings are important in this scenario, it should not come at the expense of animal health as Katie Jones discovered.

Leptospirosis is an infectious, contagious, and even fatal disease found in cattle. Dawn Prime speaks to a vet to find out more about the disease, its symptoms and treatment options.