Advice

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

Venereal campylobacter infection is thought to be more widely prevalent in cattle than confirmed case numbers would suggest

Recent studies have shown there is a strong link between genetics and lameness within dairy cattle.

Farmers are advised to look ahead at this year's silage quality to reduce input costs and manage environmental footprint. Farmers Guardian reports.