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Stray Voltage Farming Note

Stray Voltage Farming Note

Stray voltage on a dairy unit is a relatively common occurrence and can affect the profitability of the milking herd through increased herd stress and agitation. The effe...

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Successful Interviewing Technique

Successful Interviewing Technique

Employing the wrong person can be costly to a business, not only financially but to the team as a whole. Therefore, the interviewing process is incredibly important, but ...

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Successful Succession Farming Note

Successful Succession Farming Note

Successful succession is all about people - you and the people you want to take on your business. It is a lot less about tax. Sure, you want to ensure the business is pas...

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Successful Transition to the Winter Diet

Successful Transition to the Winter Diet

Making sure cows are moved onto the correct winter ration will not only ensure milk production and cow health is maintained, but that the farm’s grazing covers are clos...

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Succession Planning without a Successor

Succession Planning without a Successor

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 ...

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Sugars in The Dairy Cow Diet

Sugars in The Dairy Cow Diet

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...

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Sulphur

Sulphur

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...

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Summer Catch Crop Trial 2015

Summer Catch Crop Trial 2015

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

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Summer Turnip Trial 2014 Results

Summer Turnip Trial 2014 Results

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 ...

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Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI)

Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI)

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...

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Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) 2023 Business Insight

Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) 2023 Business Insight

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...

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Sustainable Farming Incentives (SFI) 2023 More Hands On

Sustainable Farming Incentives (SFI) 2023 More Hands On

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...

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