Search results for: animal welfare updates
Search results for: animal welfare updates
The Highs and Lows of Feeding Rye Cereal
…be checked thoroughly for ergot before feeding to ensure there are no risks to animal health associated with ergot toxicity. Lorna Shaw – Ruminant Nutritionist lorna.shaw@sac.co.uk External Materials:…
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Milk Manager News March 2023 – Straights Update
…part, links in with the 10% reduction in home cereal usage in animal feeds over the last seven months compared to 2021/22. Barley is now below £200/t ex farm in…
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Milk Manager News March 2023 – Can You Afford Luxury Uptake?
…or K) on plant and animal health. In grass, K is required to develop and maintain the strength and structure of the plant by maintaining water balance in the cells….
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MMN September 2023 – Nature Auditing and Restoration
…there has been much speculation that carbon auditing, something many are now familiar with, would be built into policy and future payments, but biodiversity is a different, less clear animal….
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Mineral Supplementation for Sheep Webinar
…these are important in the animal’s growth, productivity, and immunity. It is vital that supplementation of minerals takes place at the correct time and quantity throughout the cycle to ensure…
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MMN September 2023 – Soil Health: Dairying from the Ground Up
…off through grazing or offtake with harvested crop. However, in grazing scenarios, around 95% of P & K is recycled through the animal. In silage and other crops, P &…
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MMN September 2023 – Straights Update
…potential germination issues from some of the later harvested crops. Buyers that are offered rejected malting barley for animal feed use should seek advice on the comparative crude protein and…
Read More >Getting Started with Organic Farming – Is Organic for me?
…reduce your stocking rate? (Max of 13.3 ewes/ha 2.5 cows/ha) If only part of the business was converting, animals would have to be separated by distinct blocks of land. Replacement…
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Agribusiness News September 2023 – Management Matters: Decision Grade Data from Nature Tech
…to count numbers of animal species, like audio recorders and digital measuring devices such as camera traps and mobile apps can lack credibility as comparable, trustable data sources. This is…
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Agribusiness News September 2023 – Input Costs: Alternative Energy
…business and domestic properties, including agriculture. Heat demand on farms and crofts can be high for numerous reasons, including heating animal sheds, drying grain or cleaning. Low emission heating options…
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