Most farming businesses know they need to talk about tough issues; they just don’t know how or where to get started. If you’re stuck and want to bring the people in your business – be it family ...

Mastitis treatment and control is one of the highest costs to the UK dairy industry and has a major impact on dairy cow welfare. Udder infections can be picked up from the environment or less commonly ...

Our encyclopaedia details the major and minor pests and natural enemies commonly associated with cropping rotations. Use it help prevent, detect and control pest populations in field crops, as part of ...

This data is supplied on a national basis by Promar International, through its Milkminder dairy management tool. It looks at monthly averages on a national basis, annual rolling averages, as well feed ...

UK dairy has taken centre stage, with more than 40 international buyers and 60 British and Northern Irish businesses taking part in a major event aimed at boosting exports worldwide.

KPIs are a set of figures that help you manage your farm by showing, at a glance, which areas are performing well and those that need to be reviewed. We’ve simplified the available on-farm measures ...

Demand for quality British beef from key EU and non-EU markets helped underpin a strong performance for red meat exports in the first half of 2024. The latest figures from HMRC show that from January ...

Profitable farming requires continued development and use of a wide range of skills. Good nutrient management is an important aspect of this and can contribute to business efficiency and reduce ...

From identifying lesions to treatment and nutrition, our information and resources can help you to manage all aspects of lameness. Just under a third of all dairy cows may be experiencing some degree ...

A rotational grazing system is essential for efficient grass-based beef production. There is significant scope for more farms to exploit its benefits. Rotational grazing works on the basic principle ...

Without effective chemical protection, CSFB has become more problematic. Critically, the pest can destroy a plant’s growing point and cause crop failure. Learn about the beetle’s life cycle and the ...

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