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

This month’s checklist covers: Are You Carrying Passengers? - Why now is the time to cull non-performing cows The Benefits of Trees on Farms Keep your Farm D...

(Pronounced "yo-knees" or in some regions of the UK - John's) Johne’s disease or JD is a chronic enteritis of cattle (and sheep) caused by Mycobacterium avium subspeci...

Electronic ID for Cattle will Become Mandatory Farm Equipment & Technology Fund (FETF) 2025 Navigating the Spending Review Mid-Season Grazing Management ...

This issue of DAIRY insight looks at the importance of keeping bacteria out of milk, from a farm, processor and consumer point of view. It examines the main causes of hig...

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

Ketosis is one of the most significant ‘hidden’ diseases affecting the UK dairy herd. Around 30% of cows are estimated to develop the metabolic disease during the tra...

In response to member queries about calf jackets and their efficacy, we carried out a Tried & Tested survey and trial in early 2015. The survey was completed by a sam...

Continued pressure on dairy incomes forces many businesses to look harder at their cost of production. Labour together with power and machinery costs, account for 36% of ...

Sourcing and maintaining high-quality staff is key to making a farming business run smoothly. However, there are several recruitment routes and trying to decide which wor...

Lameness is a costly disease in dairy herds with each case estimated to cost £196 - for treatment costs, labour, loss of milk production, loss of fertility and culling. ...

