Advice

My ancestors were farming livestock in the 18th century and although I left my family farm to become a scientist, I subsequently returned to farming.

Young farmers are being urged to get inventive and think of ways to keep in touch with each other.

Correct mineral nutrition is critical to cow performance, both in terms of improving milk output and reducing the incidence of many common health disorders.

Block calving 430 cows means a lot of calves have to be attended to all at once, and to ensure full attention a strict colostrum protocol has been adopted on one Welsh farm. Debbie James has the story.

These are challenging times for all and so I wanted share with you what we are doing here at Arable Farming and the CropTec Show to ensure we keep you informed and up to date in the coming weeks and months as measures to manage the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic are implemented.

In these truly extraordinary times I wanted to let you know what we are doing here at Farmers Guardian to ensure we keep you informed and up to date in the coming weeks and months.

Livestock auction marts have urged farmers to only attend sales if conducting trade, as concerns over the impact of coronavirus grow.

Any farm-built invention or installation that improves the lives of the stock and owners has to be commended. For one farm improving foot health, that meant building its own foot washer.

With widespread high rainfall having hit many regions in recent weeks, those spring grazing livestock may be looking at alternative management options.

Following the success of their male specific “Fit for Farming” manual, the Farming Community Network (FCN) have launched a new document to help female farmers look after their welfare.