by Agritech | 25th Oct 2024 | Blog, News
The management of calves in the first weeks of life has a significant impact on their lifetime production, and with replacement heifers, impact...
by Agritech | 15th Jan 2024 | Blog, News
The importance of the first few hours of a calf’s life and the long-term implications for the newborn animal cannot be underestimated. Our Head of...
by Agritech | 10th Dec 2023 | Blog, News
With many cows dried off this month, the focus in most yards is on correct dry cow management. However, we must consider nutrition plans for cows...
by Agritech | 23rd Jan 2023 | Blog, News
The efficiency of grass-based systems is hugely influenced by the calving pattern on farms, and subsequently requires excellent reproductive...
by Agritech | 1st Jan 2023 | Blog, News
The ultimate goal of calf rearing is to set up a heifer to achieve target weights over her lifetime in order to maximise profitability. These...
by Agritech | 22nd Dec 2020 | Blog, News
As we approach calving 2021 the focus should be on final preparations that will result in a spring free from any upsets, nutritional issues or...
by Agritech | 30th Mar 2020 | Blog, News
Calf rearing is a time consuming and labour-intensive task for any farmer, and it happens to occur at the busiest period on most farms. The workload...
by Agritech | 14th Feb 2020 | Blog, News
Newborn calves are key to future farm profitability, therefore it is critical to optimise performance from the earliest stages. In addition to...
by Agritech | 16th Jan 2019 | Blog, News
As we await the arrival of an ever superior generation of calves over the coming months, it is now worthwhile to take a closer look at young calf...
by Agritech | 19th Dec 2018 | Blog, News
Planning ahead is the key ingredient for success. Below we outline a number of key tasks that farmers must address to ensure that they are ready for...
by Agritech | 20th Feb 2018 | Featured, News
The three weeks before and after calving are the most critical period in the production cycle of the dairy cow. The modern dairy cow is genetically...