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ABP has announced an investment of £1.5 million in a sustainability programme which will support 350 of its farmer suppliers, and share wider learnings across the UK beef and sheep sectors.

Levels of fat in colostrum can affect the productivity of a calf throughout its life, according to a recent US trial. Lynsey Clark reports.

EX-teacher Ionela Bacioiu (known as Dana) has become the UK’s first female to complete her Level 2 FDQ Abattoir Worker Apprenticeship, blazing a trail for other women to carve out a career in the meat sector. 

The provision of materials to encourage enrichment and offer interaction, similar to that already seen in the pig industry, could have a positive impact on dairy cows, according to research carried out by Alison Russell a PhD student at the University of

Research by The Prince’s Countryside Fund shows barriers new entrants face.

Looking to improve his dairy herd’s yield and production efficiencies, Nigel Harper has been able to boost milk production from home-grown forage, with maize silage now accounting for a larger proportion of the herd’s total mixed ration diet.

Instigating a worm control programme for young cattle can present a challenge if anthelmintic resistance issues are to be avoided. Wendy Short reports.

It is not the usual thing to be able to willingly walk through the doors of a prison for any given reason. But what is more unusual is to see a working mixed farm.

The integration of cover crops has been the key ingredient for one farmer in his move to improving the health and resilience of his heavy clay soils.