Dairy
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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Milk Manager News January 2023 – Mineral Relationship to Foot Health
Nutrition is a significant factor in healthy hoof horn growth. Some minerals, amino acids, and vitamins are involved in the keratinisation process, which ensures healthy horn growth and the structural…
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Milk Manager News January 2023 – How Does Cold Weather Affect Milking Cows?
We hear a lot over the winter months about the impact of cold weather on calf health and growth performance, but how does cold weather affect the milking herd? Cows…
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Milk Manager News January 2023 – Planning for Youngstock Grazing this Spring
Regardless of the management of the milking herd, the majority of dairy youngstock will be turned out to grass this spring. By planning your grazing strategy now, there is potential…
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Agribusiness News January 2023
Welcome to the January 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 f…
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FAS Connect Sustainable Dairy Group Trip to Northern Ireland
In October I had the pleasure of taking a group of dairy farmers from FAS Connect’s “Sustainable Dairy Ayrshire” group on a short trip to Northern Ireland to see different…
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Forage Peas: An Alternative Source of Protein
The recent volatility in cost and availability of supplementary protein sources has meant dairy farmers have begun growing their own home-grown protein sources, in particular forage legumes. Legumes are popular…
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New Entrants – Getting Started with Rotational Grazing
Rotational grazing increases the grass ultilisation on farm and leads to greater production of meat, milk, and wool per hectare, while also reducing feed and fertiliser requirements. In this video…
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Agribusiness News December 2022
Welcome to the December edition of Agribusiness News. If you prefer to download this document click the download button. News in brief COP27 spotlights on food & energy security…
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