Dairy
Cattle Mineral Supplementation
Throughout the year and production cycle, the cow goes through different phases with varying nutritional requirements depending on her stage of production. Minerals are an essential part of a cow’s…
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Farm Management Handbook 2023/24
The 44th edition of the Farm Management Handbook is an essential tool for any progressive farm business, providing a comprehensive and up-to-date source of information for farmers, crofters, rural professionals,…
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Agribusiness News October 2023 – Sector Focus: Dairy
Focus on What you Can Control! While the milk price and many input costs are out of our hands; there are still opportunities to reduce costs in areas we can…
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Agribusiness News October 2023 – Milk
Positivity in dairy markets but will milk prices respond? Milk volumes are now past the trough and will continue to rise until the flush. Dairy commodities are showing positive movements…
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MMN September 2023 – Nature Auditing and Restoration
From 2025, Scottish Government intends that 50% of a farm’s Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) support will be conditional on set nature outcomes. Currently it is unclear what these outcomes will…
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MMN September 2023 – Rumen Audits: Maximising Livestock Health and Performance
Introduction Feeding the dairy cow equates to around 51% of the total cost of milk production (Teagasc, 2023). Therefore, maintaining good rumen health is vital to ensuring optimum feed utilisation…
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MMN September 2023 – Water Quality: is it up to scratch?
We all know the importance of water to a dairy cow. High yielding cows can consume over 200 litres a day and so fresh, palatable water is essential to maintain…
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MMN September 2023 – Soil Health: Dairying from the Ground Up
Soil is the platform that underpins everything that you as dairy farmers do. However, soil health has frequently been a neglected key performance indicator (KPI). There are three pillars to…
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MMN September 2023 – Planning Winter Feed Requirements
Planning Winter Feed Requirements With summer nearing a close and housing just around the corner, it is worth spending some time planning ahead how much forage and purchased feeds you…
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Agribusiness News September 2023 – Milk
Negative sentiment in dairy markets continue….. Milk volumes are still in the seasonal decline, but production is still slightly ahead of last year. Most processors are holding their milk price…
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