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Kingshay's Knowledgebase - Farming Notes
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Traditional calf feeding practice limits milk fed to encourage early intakes of concentrates and promote earlier weaning, to cut feed costs and labour. Recent research ho...
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The Capital Grant, also known as the Capital Grant Scheme, has been on offer for the past few of years. More recently with a rolling application window. Back in January 2...
![Carbon Markets: Risky Investment or Major Opportunity?](https://www.kingshay.com/wp-content/plugins/kingshay/kingshay-image.php?src=https://www.kingshay.com/wp-content/uploads/AdobeStock_102788047-1024x791.jpeg&w=103&h=103&zc=1&a=c&q=100)
Some of the UK’s most precious and valued habitats such as woodland, peatland, grassland and saltmarshes remove vast amounts of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and s...
![Catch Crop After Maize](https://www.kingshay.com/wp-content/plugins/kingshay/kingshay-image.php?src=https://www.kingshay.com/wp-content/uploads/silages3.jpg&w=103&h=103&zc=1&a=c&q=100)
A timely maize harvest this season could provide the perfect window of opportunity to plant a highly productive, cost effective, catch crop grass ley. Doing so would prov...
![Cattle Behaviour Farming Note](https://www.kingshay.com/wp-content/plugins/kingshay/kingshay-image.php?src=https://www.kingshay.com/wp-content/uploads/behaviour.jpg&w=103&h=103&zc=1&a=c&q=100)
Observing cattle behaviour is an important aspect of monitoring animal comfort on farm, and can provide key information about cow environment. Ensuring that cow environme...
![Cattle Health Certification Schemes](https://www.kingshay.com/wp-content/plugins/kingshay/kingshay-image.php?src=https://www.kingshay.com/wp-content/uploads/Cows-Grazing-Dairy-Centre-30032020-4-768x1024.jpg&w=103&h=103&zc=1&a=c&q=100)
Cattle health schemes are designed to help farms monitor and eliminate the six most important endemic diseases, which are prevalent in the UK and are costing many thousan...
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Cattle health schemes are designed to help farms monitor and eliminate the five most important non-statutory diseases, which are prevalent in the UK and are costing many ...
![Choosing the Right Calf Milk Replacer](https://www.kingshay.com/wp-content/plugins/kingshay/kingshay-image.php?src=https://www.kingshay.com/wp-content/uploads/Picture1-25.png&w=103&h=103&zc=1&a=c&q=100)
Calf milk replacers (CMRs) have been available in the UK since the 1950s. Over the last couple of decades there have been significant changes to formulations, with many o...
![Clostridial Diseases Farming Note](https://www.kingshay.com/wp-content/plugins/kingshay/kingshay-image.php?src=https://www.kingshay.com/wp-content/uploads/BFM-herd180505-for-Jeremy.jpg&w=103&h=103&zc=1&a=c&q=100)
Clostridial bacteria are always in the environment but once triggered by a stress factor to release toxins, they can lead to disease which often proves fatal. Clostridial...
![Cluster Design Farming Note](https://www.kingshay.com/wp-content/plugins/kingshay/kingshay-image.php?src=https://www.kingshay.com/wp-content/uploads/cluster.jpg&w=103&h=103&zc=1&a=c&q=100)
Having a parlour which is functioning correctly allows milking to be quick, complete and comfortable for both the cow and the milking staff. Poor milking characteristics ...
![Coccidiosis Farming Note](https://www.kingshay.com/wp-content/plugins/kingshay/kingshay-image.php?src=https://www.kingshay.com/wp-content/uploads/coccidiosis.jpg&w=103&h=103&zc=1&a=c&q=100)
Coccidiosis infection in young cattle reduces daily liveweight gain, increases the cost of cattle rearing and in severe cases can be fatal. If coccidiosis is present on a...
![Collecting Yards](https://www.kingshay.com/wp-content/plugins/kingshay/kingshay-image.php?src=https://www.kingshay.com/wp-content/uploads/take-time-to-make-time.jpg&w=103&h=103&zc=1&a=c&q=100)
Well-designed collecting yards save time and reduce stress, whereas poor designs or improper cow handling will compromise cow flow and welfare.