Navigating succession can be difficult and even more so if you do not have anyone to take over the business. When it comes to farmers without an immediate successor, few ...

How much sugar is being delivered by your herd’s ration? Most UK winter diets are falling well below the target 6 to 8% sugar in the total diet dry matter, meaning ther...

Sulphur is a major nutrient for plants and is vital for protein synthesis. Deficiency can lead to reduced crop yields, lower protein and sugar content in grass, poorer f...

Bulbing turnips, leafy turnips, forage rape, rape/kale hybrids – which brassica should you grow for your summer catch crop?

Kingshay grew five turnip varieties in a preferential grazing trial in the summer of 2014, to determine Which varieties gave the highest yields of dry matter, energy ...

The Sustainable Farming Incentive is one of the three parts of the new Environmental Land Management Scheme (ELMS) available to farmers in England. Key to achieving net z...

The RPA has announced six new Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) action offerings for 2023 (these were originally due to become available in 2024). Learnings from pilots...

Under the current Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI 2023), 23 different options are available. With these there is more flexibility with a 'pick and mix' approach to act...

Parasites, both ectoparasites (external parasites) and endoparasites (internal parasites) can be a major cause of disease in dairy cattle. They will not only contribute t...

Maintaining good teat condition is a crucial line of defence against mastitis, as opportunistic pathogenic infection via the teat canal is one of the most common causes. ...