Nutrition

Plans to increase milk production by about 1,000 litres a cow through more effective utilisation of grazing are underway at Rhual Dairy, Flintshire. Hannah Noble reports.

RESEARCH by Zinpro shows supplementing the diet with zinc could help to reduce inflammation in dairy cows during the transition period and even increase milk yield.

Agricultural supply networks say they have seen no evidence of stockpiling amid the Covid-19 panic, despite anecdotal reports.

Maximise energy in your grass and ‘lock-in’ as much as possible when you turn it into silage. New research points the way.

After the exceptionally wet autumn and winter, many farmers will be assessing their options for spring cropping after winter drilling was abandoned.

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.

Coronavirus has had a limited impact on UK agricultural commodity prices.

Organic farmer, Matt Ridley, has finished his lambs without concentrates for the past seven years achieving the top two grades on forage and grass alone. Ann Hardy reports.

For sheep producers who want to mitigate the risk of a grass shortage and have a fresh high feed value forage to hand when finishing lambs there are plenty of options. Farmers Guardian reports.