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This Farming Note is the fourth part of the sustainable Soil Management Series. It explains What green manures are How these green manures and other crops benefit s...

This Farming Note follows on from Mid-Season Grazing Management, and covers: Strategies for dealing with a grass excess Methods of reinstating residuals Different...

Mid season grazing management presents a challenge. While it’s easy to grow grass in spring, as rotations progress, grass quality diminishes if effort is not put in. Ma...

This Farming Note explains how to minimise the risk of farm data loss and identity theft.

Employment Law addresses the red tape and legalities you need to be aware of as an employer.

Nitrates in forage can reduce milk yields and cause fertility problems, can turn silage butyric and even cause death in stock. This Farming Note covers: How to ens...

Kingshay grew five turnip varieties in a preferential grazing trial in the summer of 2014, to determine Which varieties gave the highest yields of dry matter, energy ...

Part 3 of the Sustainable Soil Management Series Management of organic matter in soil is a specific area targeted by cross compliance. Proposed regulations, effective fr...

Our maize survey results are back - and we find out what varieties farmers are growing, and the effects of 2014’s long, warm summer on crop yields. Does variety really ...

Labour should be thought of as an investment, not just a cost. At an average 5.7ppl (3.7ppl paid labour) (Kingshay Profit Manager), labour is the biggest overhead cost to...

featuring results from the Heat Detection Survey There are numerous and varied products sold in the UK claiming to increase heat detection rates in bulling cows, from ...

Phosphorus is an essential element for soil, plant and animal health but its high cost and potential as a pollutant makes it essential not to overapply. This Farming Note...