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.

Record entries for dairy cattle

4:12pm Wednesday 2nd July 2008

SEDGEMOOR Auction Centre recorded its largest entry in the dairy section with 148 dairy cattle with 23 of the 75 milkers selling in excess of £2,000.

	Megafans bring savings
	4:12pm Wed 14 May 08
	AS all dairy farmers know only too well, cows begin to suffer from heat stress at much lower temperatures than humans. Heat stress can have a severe impact on milk production and fertility, resulting in the loss of up to four litres of milk per animal, per day, as well as sharply reduced pregnancy rates.

Kappa Caesin BB gene available to farmers

2:24pm Tuesday 8th April 2008

DAIRY farmers in the South West should benefit from an agreement made between World Wide Sires UK and Milk Link. The plan is to promote the benefits of breeding cattle with the naturally occurring Kappa Caesin BB gene to farmers in the region.

Make your grass work

3:11pm Tuesday 4th March 2008

DAIRY farmers could cut costs by 2p/litre by making better use of their grass, according the Milk Development Council.

End to milk quotas right for industry

12:10pm Tuesday 12th February 2008

THE ending of milk quotas is the right move for the dairy industry, but important decisions need to be made about what will happen once they have gone, the NFU told a major European conference on the subject.

Close watch needs to be kept on farm’s soil

11:49am Tuesday 12th February 2008

DAIRY farmers could be losing more than £25 per cow through poor soil management, according to experts who attended an MDC farm meeting in Devon, held in conjunction with the Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group.