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Achieving Milk from Forage Part 5: Producing Top Quality Grass Silage

Achieving Milk from Forage Part 5: Producing Top Quality Grass Silage

Producing good quality forage is key to the profitability of livestock production systems. Preserving forage for later use is expensive and losses can occur at every stag...

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Is Maize Still Right for You? Dairy Insight

Is Maize Still Right for You? Dairy Insight

Maize can be a very valuable and productive crop, however, are you creating unnecessary environmental risks at maize harvest or consistently not hitting yield targets? If...

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Cow Cubicles Tried & Tested

Cow Cubicles Tried & Tested

Cubicles are not all the same – some will work for your cows and others will not. Read our independent yard scrapers report which includes results from the members surv...

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February Checklist

February Checklist

This month’s checklist covers: Animal Health and Welfare Pathway Warnings to be Rigorous About Biosecurity Significant Winter Rain Impacts Sulphur Double Cab / Cr...

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The Soil Microbiome Dairy Insight

The Soil Microbiome Dairy Insight

With an estimated 4,000 to 50,000 species of micro-organisms per gram, soils are considered to be one of the most diverse habitats on earth.

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Re-frame Your Thinking Workbook

Re-frame Your Thinking Workbook

It can be all too easy to get dragged down by the negativity surrounding political changes, tight margins and consumer demands, but there are still so many things to be p...

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January Checklist

January Checklist

This month’s checklist covers: Red Tractor Dairy Standards Farming Resilience Fund DEFRA User Panel Applications The Big Farmland Bird Count Grants Upd...

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Reasons for Cows Leaving the Herd

Reasons for Cows Leaving the Herd

Data shows the proportion of cows being ‘selected’ to leave the herd is increasing, compared to ‘forced’ leavers, highlighting improvements in health and fertilit...

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Liming Workbook

Liming Workbook

This workbook brings together the technical concepts introduced in the following insight publications: • Boost Your Soil's Power: Understanding Cation Exchange Capacit...

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Integrated Pest Management for Grassland & Forage Crops

Integrated Pest Management for Grassland & Forage Crops

Integrated pest management (IPM) uses a variety of pest management techniques in a coordinated and planned strategy for the prevention, detection and control of pests, we...

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December Checklist 2024

December Checklist 2024

December Checklist Are Your Feeders Costing You Milk & Money? Update on Capital Grants Report on Avian Flu H5N1 in Dairy Cattle National Tree Week Fa...

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Fertility Key Performance Indicators

Fertility Key Performance Indicators

Healthy, fertile cows are the cornerstone to any efficient, productive dairy business. As such, fertility key performance indicators (KPIs) are an essential tool to track...

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