Nutrition

Funding through Frank Parkinson Agricultural Trust has opened up opportunity for a new nutrient use efficiency project to give farmers more real terms data on their organic manures. James Huyton reports.

As sugar beet drilling reaches its conclusion, focus will shift to carefully managing the crop to reach its yield potential, with close monitoring required to avoid a bad infestation of virus yellows and ensure nutrition needs are met

Dairy farmer Ben Gibbons is working with nutritionist Emma Wells to understand how continual improvements can help drive performance on a high yielding herd

The transition diet is considered crucial to maximising the genetic potential of the Beckett family's Holstein herd

Nutrition accounts for more than half the cost of rearing dairy replacements and getting it wrong can undermine lifetime performance

A mixture of bright colours on your plate not only looks more appealing but also provides a variety of different vitamins and minerals to your diet. How colourful will your plate look this Christmas?

A number of farmers in Denmark have reported health issues in cows being fed with the feed additive Bovaer

The first maize silage analysis results for 2025 show the impact of the atypical growing season

Keep an eye out for dung consistency, cudding and body condition this winter when evaluating how diets are performing

Straw, wholecrop and maize could help supplement beef diets which are short of silage this autumn and winter