Infrastructure and Technology [DA.HM.IT]
Business and Policy April 2026 – Digital Dairy Chain – Maker Spaces
Are you making the most of the resources you have available or making the best margin you can on your farm or croft produce? With part of the focus of…
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Automated Milking Systems
Labour shortages are leading to an increase in the number of producers turning to Automated Milking Systems (AMS) to reduce the long and often anti-social hours associated with milking twice…
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Business and Policy November 2025: Sector Focus – Dairy Technology – Where can it benefit your business?
With reliable, experienced labour on dairy farms costly and difficult to find; what is the alternative? While there are many tasks in dairy farming that require a high level of…
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Green Bedding for the Dairy Herd
With the rising costs of sawdust and straw, it is worth considering alternative sources of bedding, one of which is recycled manure solids (RMS), also known as green bedding. Green…
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MMN November 2024 – The Benefits of Good Ventilation
Many businesses have housed dairy cattle earlier this winter due to extended periods of wet weather, poached fields, limited grazing and variable (but often mild) temperatures. Protecting the herd…
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Ventilation in Calf Housing through Summer
As the weather warms steps need to be taken to prevent disease outbreaks in calves. Calf sheds should be well-ventilated to ensure cool fresh air is flowing through. Air capacity…
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MMN March 2024 – Dairy Cow Building Design
Building layout is important to ensure that dairy cows have good access to feed, water and space for lying to maximise cow comfort and productivity. Feeding It is important to…
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MMN March 2024 – Are Robots for Me?
With the ongoing problem of finding good reliable labour, dairy farmers are increasingly asking themselves: Should I be looking at robots to milk my herd? In the following article I…
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MMN November 2023 – Optimal Lighting for Dairy Cows
With margins being tight, it is important to consider marginal gains and what can be done to improve your existing system. There is widespread consensus around the beneficial effects of…
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Milk Manager News March 2023 – Future Technology on Show at Low Carbon Agriculture Conference
I recently attended the Low Carbon Agriculture Conference at the NAEC in Stoneleigh Park. There were several technology demonstrations across the conference, where companies presented new and innovative equipment to…
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