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Agribusiness News June 2023 – Milk
Milk prices continue to fall for June Milk volumes are now past their peak and falling, however, further price cuts for June have been announced. Farm-gate milk prices are now…
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Sustainable Beef Systems – Outwintering Strategies Webinar
Join us for the first webinar in the series of Sustainable Beef Systems. This webinar will focus on outwintering strategies. Key topics will include establishment of forage crops, grazing strategies…
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Milk Manager News May 2023 – Specialist Advice Plans
With the changing situation of declining milk price and still relatively high input costs, now is a great time to take stock of the financial health of your business to…
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Milk Manager News May 2023 – Farm Business Survey Results
Every year the Scottish Government publishes the Farm Business Survey results which gives the latest economic picture of Scottish farming. The latest results are based on data from over 400…
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Milk Manager News May 2023 – Cows Off Colour? Know The Signs!
Farm staff should be trained how to spot the early signs of health issues in dairy cows, be that metabolic disorders or disease. Many farms have rumination monitors which have…
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Milk Manager News May 2023 – Get In On The Green
For a number of years now we have seen land prices driven to historic highs, pushed by incentives around tree planting and as a consequence, productive farms have been lost…
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Milk Manager News May 2023 – Making Smart Culling Decisions
Given the fall in milk prices since the start of the year and input costs still relatively high, it is really important to ensure that every cow in the herd…
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Understanding Freezing Point Depression
The average freezing point depression (FPD) of milk from GB dairy herds has fallen over time from 521m˚C in 2006 to 516m˚C in 2020. On the back of this decline,…
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Agribusiness News May 2023 – Milk
Milk Prices Reduce Further During May A high proportion of UK milk buyers reduced farmgate milk prices during April 2023. Further price reductions have been announced for May 2023 –…
Read More >Ways to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Dairy Enterprises
A carbon audit is a useful tool to help monitor the technical efficiencies of a dairy enterprise. The carbon footprint shows the level of greenhouse gases being produced through activities…
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