Advice

A focus on the milking routine can be a useful tool to help reduce mastitis incidence and vets can play an important role in this

Once conditions dry out, many farmers will start to think about over-seeding their pastures to improve health and productivity of grassland

Red clover is often presented as a good option for increasing grassland production, but it can be a difficult crop to establish and grow

Now is the time to make key decisions around grazing and silage management in order to mitigate the adverse effects of a late turnout and delayed nutrient applications

A livestock vet is warning of the increased risk from flies this spring and urging early action to prevent costly losses following one of the warmest and wettest springs on record

Ensuring medicines are administered at the right time and at the right dosage could help reduce medicine costs on-farm

Dairy farmers are encouraged to understand the signs and symptoms of Schmallenburg within dairy herds amid UK outbreak

When rodent numbers swelled rapidly at a mixed family farm in Cambridgeshire, new tactics including an integrated pest management approach and new rodenticides were needed to protect its grain stores

Managing lameness is an all-year-round task, with care needed to ensure problems do not arise when cattle are at grass

With turnout delayed across the country and silage stocks running down, looking at ways to extend silage stocks until cows can go out is now important on some farms