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Kingshay Dairy Insight Publications
Stay one step ahead with Kingshay’s trusted Insight publications. Practical, expert-led briefings designed for modern dairy farming businesses. Produced since 1991, our concise, easy-to-digest updates deliver the knowledge you need to improve performance, strengthen your business, and support your whole farm team.
Our Insight publications cover all key areas of dairy farming, bringing together technical, research and business information, into clear, actionable advice you can use on farm. Alongside this, our monthly checklist provides timely reminders of essential tasks and highlights important policy changes, helping you stay organised and in control throughout the year.
Written and regularly updated by our specialists, each publication delivers clear, relevant advice in a simple format – ideal for farmers, family members, staff, vets and consultants alike.
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Dairy Insight
Green Manures & Other Crops to Improve Soil Health
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 soil health When and how to grow the crops Ecological Focus Area qualifications for BPS Issued July 2015. About Kingshay Farming Notes Since 1991 Kingshay has been publishing […]
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Dairy Insight
Summer Turnip Trial 2014 Results
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 and protein per acre If 'summer' varieties perform better than 'stubble' varieties in summer Of which varieties did cows leave most wastage? Issued March 2015. About Kingshay Farming […]
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Dairy Insight
Maize Survey Results
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 make much of a difference, or is it just where you grow it? Issued Jan 2015
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Dairy Insight
Harvesting Wholecrop Cereals
Wholecrop cereals can provide an alternative option for winter forage and are a good substitute for maize in the ration. Choosing the optimum time to harvest will largely depend on the ration nutritional requirements and economic crop production. This Farming Note covers: Economics of harvest timing Economics of feeding How to assess the dry matter […]
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Dairy Insight
Red Clover Trial Results
Red clover is probably the most reliable and consistent source of home-grown protein and can be grown over a range of soil types, in both organic and conventional systems. This flexibility provides an ideal opportunity for many farms to increase the protein level of the forage portion of the winter ration, reducing the need for […]
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