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Kingshay's Knowledgebase - Business
Contract heifer rearing involves setting up an agreement with another farmer to rear your heifers rather than doing it yourself. This frees up time and capital, allows yo...
This is an update to previous Environmental Stewardship Farming Notes, highlighting Countryside Stewardship Capital Grant funding available now, with £20 million confirm...
Kingshay's second edition of the Annual Dairy Costings Focus Report evaluates herds using our Dairy Manager costings service and examines key trends and performance indic...
Kingshay’s third edition of the Annual Dairy Costings Focus Report reviews 10 year trends to March 2014 and ranks data by yield from forage, margin per litre and per co...
Kingshay’s fourth edition of the Annual Dairy Costings Focus Report reviews milk price trends to March 2015 and ranks data by feed costs, yield from forage, region, yie...
The Dairy Costings Focus Report is widely known across the industry for in-depth analysis of recent trends and performance comparisons over multiple years. This year, we ...
Protocols are prescribed procedures for completing routine tasks. They are very powerful tools that can make the difference between success and failure on larger farms wi...
Lean management can be put into practice on dairy farms to improve net margins. A lean-qualified (ILM) consultant will coach on how to put management structures in place,...
Effective milking routines balance the conflict between maintaining udder health and maximising parlour throughput. Effective milking routines can increase milk yields, s...
Having more efficient water use and minimising waste will reduce the cost of milk production. On average, a dairy farm will use 5 litres of water for every litre of milk...
Employment Law addresses the red tape and legalities you need to be aware of as an employer.
Employing the right people is key to your business success. Dairy Manager Full Costs figures show that paid labour can be as high as 5.55 ppl. The labour interview is a c...