Feature
A good track can extend the grazing period and improve access to fields, as well as bringing benefits to cow health, so what should farmers consider when putting one in? Ruth Wills reports.
25 February 2020
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8 min read
PROMPTED by a desire to better understand his business overheads and swap knowledge with like-minded farmers, Adrian Bland embarked on a three-year stint as one of AHDB’s strategic dairy farmers. Hannah Noble reports.
24 February 2020
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6 min read
On April 27, the spring show and sale of pedigree Hereford cattle mark 100 years of this fixture at Hereford market. Laura Bowyer looks back at a century of this iconic place.
22 February 2020
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5 min read
With an eye on the long-term business viability, the farming operation at Beckside Farm, near Millom, Cumbria, has invested heavily in a new 350-cow capacity housing facility and 54-point rotary milking parlour.
21 February 2020
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7 min read
20 February 2020
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6 min read
Livestock
Irthingelt Dairy Shorthorns added the breed championship at last year’s Dairy Expo to a respectable line-up of showring titles to date, but they make up only one arm of the farming business.
19 February 2020
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7 min read
Livestock
To claim agricultural relief, sound supportive evidence is required as the decision in Charnley and Anor clearly illustrates. Sam Kirkham, of Albert Goodman tells us more.
17 February 2020
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3 min read
Livestock
This month, Roger Evans tells us about the danger of cattle being spooked and wonders what happens in US feedlots where there could be 25,000 tonnes of prime beef hurtling towards you.
17 February 2020
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4 min read
Livestock
This month, Ian Potter looks at the need to lift the image of dairying with the public, examines the dairy calf scheme being introduced by the two largest processors, and finally outlines the role beef retailers have to play.
17 February 2020
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6 min read
