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Milk Manager News March 2023 – Can You Afford Luxury Uptake?
As the days lengthen and grass growth starts to increase, many are looking forward to turnout. With this in mind, it is worth looking at the role of potassium (Potash…
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Milk Manager News March 2023 – Efficient Feeding of Protein
Cows are very inefficient converters of dietary nitrogen (N) into milk, with an approximate efficiency of converting feed N into milk ranging anywhere from 22-33%. The efficiency of N use…
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Milk Manager News March 2023 – Future Technology on Show at Low Carbon Agriculture Conference
I recently attended the Low Carbon Agriculture Conference at the NAEC in Stoneleigh Park. There were several technology demonstrations across the conference, where companies presented new and innovative equipment to…
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Milk Manager News March 2023 – Preventing Silage Slippage This Season
There are many risk factors associated with slippage of silage clamps, which can cause significant spoilage of silage around the area of slippage. The result is poorer quality silage and…
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Milk Manager News March 2023 – Are Your Heifers Ready For Spring Turnout?
As the days lengthen, thoughts begin to turn to spring turnout and getting heifers ready for the transition from a forage-based diet to a grass-based diet. For the youngest heifers,…
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Milk Manager News March 2023 – Straights Update
Global News · Despite Brazil being on track to harvest the largest soyabean crop on record, the market is dominated by drought concerns in Argentina. The forecasted soyabean harvest (by…
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Milk Manager News March 2023 – Market Update
UK Wholesale Dairy Commodity Market Fonterra’s latest on-line GDT auction (7th March) resulted in a 0.7% fall in the weighted average price across all products, reaching US $3,403/t. The previous…
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Agribusiness News March 2023 – Environment: Peatland Restoration
Peat is amazing, it has been used to heat our homes, flavour our whisky and, when I was little, it helped me to grow carrots. However, when I started walking…
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Agribusiness News March 2023 – Management Matters
Agri-Reform Programme (ARP) To help farmers, crofters and landowners prepare for the changes ahead the new Agricultural Reform Route Map published by the Scottish Government as part of its Vision…
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Agribusiness News March 2023 – Milk
High output forcing UK prices down UK milk output increased to 1,256.09m litres during January 2023 (up 22.91m litres on the year). 2022/23 has been characterised by low milk volumes…
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