A Yorkshire beef unit which finishes 1,600 head a year is using co-products from the food and beverage industry as part of a balanced diet to help achieve growth rates of 1.8-2kg/day.
Reduced grass silage yields in the first half of the year are set to make producing good maize silage even more important this season. So how do you achieve the best maize preservation?
Accurate interpretation and a proactive approach to pregnancy diagnosis (PD) results can pay off for suckler producers. Vet Kaz Strycharczyk, of Black Sheep Farm Health, Northumberland, offered a few tips.
Calf scours and pneumonia among youngstock in the beef suckler herd continues to be a major gripe for UK beef producers. Farmers Guardian reports.
Alister Davies started farming sheep in much the same way as anyone else. But then he had an epiphany, transformed nutrition, grassland management and daily liveweight gain, and this year had sold every lamb with U and R grades before the end of June.
Recent polls highlight knowledge gaps around worm monitoring strategies which threaten the sustainable use of anthelmintics.
With a risk of serious injury from hitting underground pipes and cables, Linesearch BeforeUDig (LSBUD) managing director Richard Broome looks at the importance of adopting safe digging practices
Co-products from the food and beverage industry are a crucial component to dairy and beef diets on one Buckinghamshire farm.
Unsafely stored fertiliser caused a major explosion in Lebanon on Tuesday
Despite improvements in mental health awareness, two thirds of farmers still say they would not seek professional help if they were concerned about their own mental health.