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National Minimum Wage and Employment Taxes
National Living Wage (NLW)/National Minimum Wage (NMW) The table below shows the increase in National Living Wage/National Minimum Wages proposed in the Autumn Budget National Minimum wage paid to Apprentices,…
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Inheritance Tax and Reliefs
The key headline for agriculture in the Autumn Budget is the change announced to Agricultural Property Relief (APR) and Business Property Relief (BPR). Both APR and BPR are types of…
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MMN January 2025 – Outwintering Dairy Heifers
Outwintering dairy heifers can make significant savings on bedding and labour and with good planning and nutrition, growth performance should not be compromised. There are a number of things to…
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MMN January 2025 – What to Use if Draff is Unavailable
Draff has become an important feed source within the dairy industry over the years, providing a good source of digestible energy and protein. The typical crude protein content of draff…
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MMN January 2025 – Spring Sulphur Applications to Boost Grass Growth
Sulphur is an essential nutrient often overlooked by livestock farmers. It plays a vital role in nitrogen use efficiency and protein formation. Although light sandy soils are most vulnerable to…
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MMN January 2025 – Should You be Using Genomic Testing?
Genomics uses a young animal’s DNA to estimate their genetic potential and aims to provide dairy farmers with the information and the confidence to make informed breeding decisions with their…
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MMN January 2025 – The Importance of Sugar in a Dairy Ration
The sugar content of dairy diets is often not given much consideration, with more focus usually given to energy, protein and starch levels. While the sugar content of the ration…
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MMN January 2025 – Cereals Update
UK Cereals Market Update and Global Impacts Globally, and since the high prices of 2022, wheat markets have followed a bearish trend for more than two years. However, markets are…
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MMN January 2025 – Milk Market Update
Dairy Commodity Markets Fonterra’s latest on-line GDT auction (7th January) resulted in a 1.4% decrease in the weighted average price across all products, reaching US $4,029/t. This follows a 2.8%…
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Mineral Requirements in Out-Wintered and Grazed Cattle
In a housed system, dietary intake of minerals can be regulated as the diet is formulated to provide the same quantity of minerals each day, depending on the stage of…
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