In your herd, are there a high proportion of cows with rubbed necks or briskets? Are cows tail twitching despite there being no flies? Cow signals and behaviour can be...

Tracks play a key role in enabling early turnout and allowing effective use of grazing right through the season.  This Farming Note assesses the key practical aspects of...

Higher maize feed energy levels can be achieved by harvesting the maize cob or grain only, either by crimping moist maize grain or alternatively harvesting whole cob maiz...

Once the decision has been made to cross breed, it’s important to establish a clear, well planned breeding programme and choose bulls based on the qualities you want, a...

Cross breeding could form part of the solution for those farmers looking to make improvements in herd health, fertility and robustness.   Issued Oct 2017. About...

Since the Kingshay Cubicle Demonstration Unit was set up in 2004, there have been 4 building phases and many visitors passing through the doors to compare the latest prod...

Having spent time assessing how well the cows use your cubicles (see Cubicles - what do your cows want?) it is vital to adjust them to suit your cows. This DAIRY insight ...

Happy cows are productive cows! The key is to ensure every aspect of management and cow environment is set up to make the most of the cow’s natural behaviour. Closely m...

The sale of cull cows provides important extra income to a dairy enterprise and decisions on when and how to sell animals will influence the price achieved. The decisionÂ...

The UK, along with many countries worldwide, is facing some serious economic issues. Due, in the main, to post-pandemic global supply chain issues and the war in Ukraine....