Advice

A focus on cow flow and suitable concrete flooring in high traffic areas can help reduce the risk of white line disease. Katie Fallon reports.

Variable silage quality and nutrition challenges could be a driver of scour among milking herds this winter

Last week's Budget has brought succession and the transition of family assets to the forefront of everyone's minds, with considerable fear of potential Capital Gains Tax and Inheritance Tax bills

Pig and poultry producers are urged to pay close attention to the quality of drinking water

Many growers have been forced to drill cereals much later than they would have liked this season after persistent rainfall has put fieldwork on the backfoot. Alice Dyer gets tips for success from two experts.

Diversity may be a key part of conservation agriculture, but with it comes new challenges for controlling weeds

One of the most common causes of lameness among the UK's dairy herds, sole lesions can have a significant impact on animal health and cow productivity

Ensuring an optimal mineral status across all life stages and lactations is key to reducing the risk of over supplementation in housed herds

Farmers with winter wheat still to drill this autumn need to be patient and do all they can to ensure crop establishment and soil health are not compromised following recent wet conditions, agronomy firm Hutchinsons says.

Regular reviews of hygiene protocols and procedures are advised on pig and poultry units to ensure optimal biosecurity