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Covid lockdowns and rising food prices have shifted consumer eating habits, but meat remains a staple, appearing in over half of all meals, with a growing preference for meat-based lunches and hot meals.

Poultry units still need to focus on comprehensive and effective disinfection to achieve high levels of biosecurity and minimise the consequences of pathogenic infections on performance. A Neogen expert outlines how to remain vigilant.

With the average case of lameness costing £300 and every missed service costing over £100, it is crucial to minimise these financial losses through close monitoring of livestock.

In the field of agriculture, where seasons, markets and technology intersect, securing financing tailored to your unique and personal demands is essential. Chris Smith, Head of Specialist Equipment at Aldermore Bank, explores the options.

Monitoring the reproduction and health indexes of individual dairy cows and heifers can tell the herd manager a lot about how each animal is being managed, but monitoring animals on a group-by-group basis can unlock a wealth of additional information which can be used to improve the overall herd’s performance.

High quality silage is a high energy, palatable and digestible forage which can provide a significant proportion of the nutritional needs of a high yielding dairy cow

As April showers set in, and the backlog of crop spraying jobs continues to mount, everything is pointing to large and complex tank-mixing when sprayers finally get going. Best practice tank-filling and the incorporation of a compatibility adjuvant to aid the process, will be essential for operators to minimise the risk of a problem, warns Interagro.

Despite differences between dairy farming in South Africa’s Eastern Cape and the UK, the importance of conserved forage quality to business sustainability is unerringly familiar.

For dairy farmers who don’t wait till it’s too late