We collate the financial and market data relevant to UK agriculture, so you can view the latest prices, analyse trends over time and compare prices between UK livestock markets.
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Regardless of system or yield, all dairy herds are going to have some level of ketosis and will need to tackle the problem head on to restore milk production and optimise fertility.
A multi-faceted approach to reducing ketosis has resulted in less displaced abomasums (DAs), better cow longevity and a reduced calving interval at Priddbwll Farm, Oswestry.
Health and safety should be a fundamental part of a farm’s management agenda, to not only safeguard the safety of all farm workers, but also to ensure a business is sustainable for the future.
Higher conception rates with sexed semen compared to conventional has given one West Sussex ice cream producer the confidence to use it across cows and heifers and thus breed the very best replacements possible.
Subclinical ketosis is rumbling beneath the surface on many dairy farms and is one of the main reasons for suboptimal performance in early lactation, according to Hefin Richards of Rumenation Nutrition Consultancy.
To many in farming, the phase natural capital is a vague one. It is generally used to refer to physical natural resources such as air, soils, water and living organisms, and the benefits they provide, such as fisheries, healthy soils and outdoor recreation.
Want more milk from your maize silage? The microbial processes in maize clamps have a huge impact on its nutritional value. So understanding them is key.
In Mid Wales, Myfanwy Evans is cooking up something a bit different on-farm. She runs a beef and sheep business in Snowdonia in partnership with her husband John, but has branched out to start a cookery school in a converted barn.
A sexed and beef strategy is here to stay at Owler Hall Farm, Cheshire, where the team has witnessed conception rates to first service of 61% with sexed semen and higher value beef animals.
Seeking expert advice and changing what has always been the ‘norm’ on-farm can be daunting for many farmers, but for Margo and Willie Webster, it has inspired the start of positive change.
Alltech® Navigate™ seeks to drive margin from inputs through mapping opportunities. Alltech says the process gives farmers direction and is a customer journey, rather than just a single transaction.
Livestock farming has never been more challenging. Farmers are expected to produce more food to support a rapidly expanding world population, but from fewer resources and with the least possible environmental impact.
This booklet is dedicated to Alltech® Navigate™ – the pioneering advice service designed to help farmers reduce feed waste and optimise input utilisation to drive profit margins.