Dairy Cattle
Improving Silage To Reduce Costs
Improving silage quality provides an alternative resource of nutrients to livestock that may have otherwise been supplied in concentrate feed. Ruminants have evolved to eat grass, therefore the more we…
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Milk Manager News March 2022
The March 2022 edition of Milk Manager News is now available. Along with the regular articles on Milk Market Update and Straights Update, this month we also have feature articles…
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Methane production and what can we do about it?
Depending on body size and nutrition, dairy cows can produce up to 500 litres of methane (CH4)/day, contributing between 45-50% of a dairy farm’s carbon footprint (CFP). Methane mainly comes…
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Nature Based Solutions for the Dairy Sector
In the weeks and months in the run-up to the COP26 climate conference in Glasgow, we heard a lot about the need for farming to reduce emissions and address biodiversity…
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Spring is around the corner, are you ready for turnout?
It’s never too early to start planning for spring turnout; the evenings have started to get lighter and turnout will soon be upon us. Planning the transition from grass silage-based…
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Strategies to High Fertiliser Prices & Planning for 2022
With fertiliser prices having seen a drastic increase over the past few months now is the time to plan if you haven’t already done so what your fertiliser policy will…
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Livestock Monthly: Dairy (Recorded December 2021)
In the latest of our livestock monthly podcasts episodes, this month hosted by Robert Ramsay of SAC Consulting, we talk dairy with specialist Lorna MacPherson and Colin Mason of SRUC…
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