Dairy
Benchmarking Boost For Profits
A free online resource could help farms to boost profits as well as build a more sustainable business. Created by the Farm Advisory Service, the Whole Farm Benchmarks Tool allows…
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Winter slurry storage & contingency planning – Information note
Winter slurry storage & contingency planning – Information note Making best use of nutrients in slurry should be every landowners goal. Forward planning is essential to manage slurry in a…
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Organic Newsletter March
March Newsletter giving a round up of the recently run mini conference.
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Livestock Monthly: Dairy
Welcome to the March 2021 episode of our livestock monthly podcasts episodes hosted by Beef Specialist Robert Ramsay of SAC Consulting, in this episode we talk dairy with specialist Lorna…
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Antibiotic Usage Tool
Antibiotics are vitally important when required on farms, but we must all play a part in ensuring they are available and can be used effectively for many years to come. Antibiotics are primarily only effective against bacterial infections and have no action against viruses.
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The Many Factors Influencing Milk Quality
Improvements in milk quality can make a big difference to the monthly milk cheque and at SRUC’s three dairy herds, which are on Arla manufacturing contracts, raising the butterfat by…
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Technology for Improved Animal Welfare – The South West Dairy Development Centre
In this 2-part mini-series of podcasts based on Animal Health & Welfare we are speaking with the head of dairy, Duncan Forbes from the Agri-Epi Centre. In podcast 1, Duncan…
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Animal Health Is Wealth
Your opportunity to listen back to our Animal Health is Wealth webinar. Veterinary health planning is widely recognised for its value in terms of improving animal welfare and its economic…
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Milk Manager News January 2021
The January 2021 edition of Milk Manager News is now available to download and read. Along with the regular articles on Milk Market Update and Straights Update, this month we…
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The management of calves at birth and immediately after has the biggest bearing on the future productivity of the calf. The importance of getting good quality colostrum into the calf…
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