Nutrition

Better quality silage can be achieved with rapid wilting, silage experts in a recent Volac briefing have said.

CROSSING the Clun Forest sheep with the Blue Faced Leicester allows the Roberts family to retain their historical tie with the traditional native breed as well as producing a profitable and marketable lamb carcase.

The environmental impact of farming is a hot topic at the moment and one of the main bugbears is the use of soya in animal feed, which is becoming a growing concern for consumers and retailers. Lynsey Clark reports.

Equal attention needs to be paid to concentrate fed though the robot and the ration at the feed fence to maximise milking efficiencies and performance on robotic milking systems.

Digestibility of early season maize silage can be low, resulting in nutrient wastage and even a reduction in milk production, but there are ways to mitigate this. Hannah Noble reports.

Over the last three years the Loewith family, of Summitholm Holsteins, has made three significant changes to its cow management strategy and reaped the benefits. Hannah Noble reports.

Grazing some classes of livestock on brassicas outside over winter could prove to be a cost-effective feed source if managed correctly. Helen Mathieu of Germinal shares her tips to realising their potential.

Fodder beet can offer input and cost savings in multiple beef rearing scenarios. Dr Jim Gibbs offered some advice on the best approach for beef farmers in a recent AHDB webinar. Hannah Park reports.

An independent report commissioned by the Centre for Innovation and Excellence in Livestock has concluded new methods of mitigating carbon emissions from livestock production must be found to reach net zero targets by 2050.

Essential oils have been used for their medicinal and flavouring properties for hundreds of years, but a new market is emerging within the livestock sector in pursuit of a replacement for prophylactic antibiotic therapy.