Seasonability bonus will boost margins

3:54pm Wednesday 27th August 2008

DAIRY farmers across the country have a golden opportunity to boost margins by taking advantage of valuable seasonality bonuses this autumn.

Dairy contest

12:19pm Tuesday 19th August 2008

OVER 30 Young Farmers from Beaminster, Marshwood Vale, Wells and Glastonbury and Wedmore Clubs competed in this year's Melplash Agricultural Society Stock Judging competition, held at Pilsdon Dairy.

Energy savings advice

11:16am Tuesday 19th August 2008

WITH recent energy price hikes, DairyCo is encouraging dairy farmers to analyse their energy costs to see where money is being spent and what savings can be made.

	Calculate and monitor feed
	12:01pm Thu 14 Aug 08
	MANY dairy cows will soon be entering their dry period and it is essential that farmers calculate and monitor feed requirements to avoid health problems after calving.

Farmers influence children’s interest

11:14am Thursday 14th August 2008

DAIRY farmers have a vital role to play in influencing children's interest in milk and other dairy products, according to Diane Cannon, the School Milk Project manager at DairyCo.

Attitudes need changing

11:01am Thursday 14th August 2008

WEST Country MP Tim Farron has warned that the lowest milk yields in history means the government must change its attitude towards farming or be faced with more farmers leaving the industry as they are unable to make a living. Milk production in the UK has dropped 1.7m litres a day in 2007, leading to the NFU to predict that milk production could be between 1.7-1.9billion litres below quota for this year.

Look at dry cow management

4:04pm Tuesday 15th July 2008

DAIRY farmers need to pay particular attention to dry cow management at grass if they want to get the most from fresh calvers, according to NWF technical manager Tom Hough who believes many dry cows are inadvertently mismanaged once they are turned out.

Cut silage short to optimise health and boost milk yields

3:28pm Tuesday 15th July 2008

DAIRY farmers should consider cutting their silage shorter to optimise rumen health and boost milk yields, according to new research.

	Lesley joins NMR
	11:01am Thu 10 Jul 08
	DAIRY industry enthusiast Lesley Durbin has joined National Milk Records (NMR) as the area field manager in the south east.

Wizard new rules for slurry storage

11:54am Thursday 3rd July 2008

DAIRY farmers facing stringent new slurry storage requirements under proposed Nitrate Vulnerable Zone (NVZ) rules could benefit from a new slurry calculator program.

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