Optimise Dairy Herd Performance This Autumn
For many parts of the country, grass quality has been somewhat of a struggle and now that some welcome rain has arrived, it is important that our...
Make Replacement Heifers A Priority
As the next generation of milking cows. it is important that we do not lose focus on achieving replacement heifer target weights over the autumn....
Don’t Delay Autumn Reseeding
For many, autumn reseeding is the preferred option, due to reduced pressure on grass availability, increased availability of grazing ground after...
Maintaining Milk Production Over the Summer
At this point in the year, the majority of the heavy lifting in terms of nutrition is complete. However, we must not lose focus, we need to ensure...
Grazing 2022: The battle for quality continues
Over the entire spring and early grazing season, the key focus on farm has been centred around always having high quality feed available to cows –...
Finishing cattle at grass – weigh up your options for winter 2022
As beef producers, we are in the business of converting feed into kilograms of carcass as efficiently as possible, and with current forecasts around...
Assessing Silage Stocks
With concerns over having sufficient levels of silage stocks available for the winter, quality over quantity is the best advice when it comes to...
Pica in dairy cows – what is it and how best to treat it
PICA is often a noticeable issue on farm during this time of year, which can have negative effects on the breeding season. Pica is often defined as...
Summer nutrition for the dairy herd
At this point in the year, with breeding underway, the focus on nutrition should be centred around always having high quality grass available to the...
Understanding Silage Fermentation
With increasing costs involved in silage making this year, coupled with higher feed prices, having high quality silage is a valuable asset on farm....
Silage making – Improving quality to alleviate cost pressures
In the current climate of rising farm input costs, the focus must be turned towards increasing efficiencies inside the farm gate – which includes...
Encouraging calf rumen development
Newborn calves are born with undeveloped rumens, yet they will spend most of their lives as fully functioning ruminants. The main objective over the...