Dairy
Silage Clinic – Key Messages
Making quality silage – what are the key influencing factors? Tips for making quality silage and minimising nutritional losses were discussed at a recent FAS event at the James Hutton…
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Agribusiness News March 2023
Welcome to the March edition of Agribusiness News. If you prefer to download this document click the download button. N e w s i n b r i e…
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The Ten In Seven Milking System
New Zealand dairy farmers have been leading the way in flexible milking schedules, with more farmers moving away from twice a day (TAD) milking. Now less than 50% are on…
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Agribusiness News February 2023 – Input Costs: Feed & Forage Update
Silage analysis update Figure 1 shows the average of all silages received at the SRUC lab between July 22 – Jan 23, of 1st and 2nd cut pit and bale.…
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Agribusiness News February 2023 – Milk
UK production increase puts more pressure on prices UK milk output has been rising since September 2022. EU milk production has also been rising recently. UK milk output increased to…
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Agribusiness News February 2023
Welcome to the February edition of Agribusiness News. If you prefer to download this document click the download button. Subscribe to receive this newsletter to your inbox each month. …
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Meeting Your Market – Milk Hygiene Quality
While the base milk price is out of the control of farmers selling to a processor, there can be a big difference in the milk price received depending on the…
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Milk Manager News January 2023 – Key Performance Indicators for Measuring Fertility
Keeping up-to-date records and monitoring performance is key to identifying fertility issues within the herd. Addressing problems early on will keep you on track to meet your herd’s breeding and…
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Milk Manager News January 2023 – Managing the Thermoduric Count in Milk
Thermoduric count is one of the measures of milk hygiene quality. It refers to “heat-resistant” spore-forming bacteria that can survive the pasteurisation process. While most bacteria in milk are killed…
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