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Milk Manager News July 2022 – Why Invest in a Slurry Separator?
There are many advantages of slurry separators to improve nutrient management. With increasing focus on manure management to reduce environmental impact and the requirement for 22 weeks of storage for…
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Milk Manager News July 2022 – Milk Urea at Grass and Impact on Fertility
Grass is plentiful and for those that graze their milking cows there is a saving from less protein supplementation required. According to AHDB Dairy’s Forage for Knowledge, current grass quality…
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Milk Manager News July 2022 – Maximising Beef from the Dairy Herd
It is perhaps not surprising that dairy semen sales are at a 17 year low and registered births of beef bred calves from the dairy are at a 10 year…
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Milk Manager News July 2022 – White Clover/Grass Balance Management
The benefits of having a high clover content in your swards are well documented. However, ensuring you keep the clover in your sward and get the best out of it…
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Milk Manager News July 2022 – Straights Update
Straights prices for delivery in artic loads as of early July are shown in the following table (varies depending on location). Note that prices are volatile and can change quickly:…
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Agribusiness News July 2022: New Beginnings – Hemp
Growing’ opportunities for hemp As industries and economies accelerate decarbonisation, there is an increasing drive towards renewable materials, and consumer interest and demand in natural products and the origins of…
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Agribusiness News July 2022: Management Matters – Net Zero
A challenging goal The evidence is overwhelming: humans are seriously damaging the climate. Without urgent action, life on earth will become ever more difficult, if not impossible. While targets have…
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Agribusiness News July 2022: Sector Focus – Potatoes
Crop development update As AHDB no longer produces planting estimates for the GB potato crop following the wind-up of AHDB potatoes; information is therefore poor, particularly for the ware crop. …
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Agribusiness News July 2022: Milk
Retailers rally on July milk price UK milk output for 2021-22 is down by 42.10m litres against 2021-22. By June 2022, several retail aligned milk prices were lagging behind non-aligned…
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Agribusiness News July 2022: Sheep
Trade decreases The typical seasonal decline of the lamb market has started, which often happens after the Highland Show. Market signals are reporting strong trade both domestically and globally, which…
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