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Forage Budgeting Guide for the Dairy Herd
Introduction Forage budgeting is a useful management tool to plan feed stocks ahead for the coming year. It should be carried out six to eight weeks after all forages have…
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Journey to Net Zero Emissions on Mixed Farms
Benchmarking carbon emissions against kilograms of agricultural output sold provides a standardised and practical way to measure and compare environmental impact. This approach normalises emissions data, accounting for differences in…
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How To Select Plant Species For Diverse Forage
Sowing a range of plant species within one field is not a new practice within agriculture. But it can be highly successful when plant species are selected which complement each…
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How to Get Oilseed Rape off to a Good Start
Over the past decade many growers have increased their proportion of spring malting barley grown due to it having good levels of profitability and being relatively cheap to grow. However,…
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Safe Holding Times in Store for Crops Before Drying
With harvest in progress and potentially a backlog to drying grains, here is guidance on the maximum safe storage durations for combinable crops between harvest and drying. Holding crops at…
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Bio-acoustic Monitoring Solutions for Land Managers
Bio-acoustic monitoring is the recording and automated identification of animal calls (most commonly birds or bats but can also include insects and frogs) to provide information on the species using…
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Journey Towards Net Zero Emissions as an Upland Sheep Farmer
Benchmarking carbon emissions against kilograms of agricultural output sold provides a standardised and practical way to measure and compare environmental impact. This approach normalises emissions data, accounting for differences in…
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Business and Policy August 2025 – Cereals
Global Oversupply vs Regional Tensions The global grain market continues to lean bearish, driven by significantly increased production across major exporters. Wheat and maize output are forecast to rise in…
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Business and Policy August 2025 – Sector Focus: Thinking of Selling your Farm? What you Need to Know
For whatever the reason, if you have found yourself in a position of looking to sell your farm, it is not quite as straight –forward as giving the sales agent…
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Business and Policy August 2025 – Milk
Milk production data While milk production is declining from the spring peak, as it usually does at this time of year; production is still well ahead of the same time…
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