Dairy
MMN July 2023 – Keeping Mastitis Under Control in Summer
Mastitis is one of the biggest causes of economic loss in the dairy herd and can be even more prevalent during the grazing season. Exposure to new bacterial pathogens and…
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MMN July 2023 – Milk Feeding Management of Dairy Heifer Calves
Maximising growth rates of dairy heifer calves during the milk feeding phase is important to get calves off to a good start in life. While they tend to be fed…
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Minimising Dry Matter Losses in Clamped Silage
Dry matter (nutrient) losses from clamped silage can be on average 25%, representing a significant amount of feed value disappearing between cutting the grass and feeding the silage out to…
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How to reduce silage nutrient loss in the heat
The silage season is well underway with many farms having already successfully harvested a first cut and some even cutting or considering further cuts. However, with the hot and dry…
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Common Causes Of Milk Fever In Dairy Cattle
Milk fever is one of the most common mineral-related metabolic disorders affecting dairy cows at parturition as a result of low plasma calcium. Economically, milk fever is an important disease,…
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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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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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