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Effective rodent control is critical to reduce feed losses and contamination, prevent structural damage and minimise disease risk. Rodenticides are now known to cause pri...
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What is most commonly targeted by rural crime? How do you reduce your insurance premiums?
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Well-designed collecting yards save time and reduce stress, whereas poor designs or improper cow handling will compromise cow flow and welfare.
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To improve feed efficiency at grass, fibre supplementation should be considered.
![Cattle Health Schemes](https://www.kingshay.com/wp-content/plugins/kingshay/kingshay-image.php?src=https://www.kingshay.com/wp-content/uploads/fresh-cow-protocols.jpg&w=103&h=103&zc=1&a=c&q=100)
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 ...
![Summer Catch Crop Trial 2015](https://www.kingshay.com/wp-content/plugins/kingshay/kingshay-image.php?src=https://www.kingshay.com/wp-content/uploads/Summer-catch-crops-2015.jpg&w=103&h=103&zc=1&a=c&q=100)
Bulbing turnips, leafy turnips, forage rape, rape/kale hybrids – which brassica should you grow for your summer catch crop?
![Fertiliser spreader set-up](https://www.kingshay.com/wp-content/plugins/kingshay/kingshay-image.php?src=https://www.kingshay.com/wp-content/uploads/fertiliser-spreading-BF-1024x768.jpg&w=103&h=103&zc=1&a=c&q=100)
Calibrating your fertiliser spreader is an essential task to optimise forage and crop yields and maximise the benefit from the cost of fertilisers. As fertiliser produc...
![Slit Aeration](https://www.kingshay.com/wp-content/plugins/kingshay/kingshay-image.php?src=https://www.kingshay.com/wp-content/uploads/slit-aeration.jpg&w=103&h=103&zc=1&a=c&q=100)
Slit aeration is promoted as a remediation method for compacted grassland, however, research results are mixed. This Farming Note covers: • What is slit aeration capab...
![Early Season Grazing Management](https://www.kingshay.com/wp-content/plugins/kingshay/kingshay-image.php?src=https://www.kingshay.com/wp-content/uploads/SamplingPlateMeter-e1455881936256.jpg&w=103&h=103&zc=1&a=c&q=100)
Grazing well is the number one way to improve margins at a time when milk price is low. This needs strategy and planning in advance, and constant adjusting to suit ground...
![The 2016 Maize Varieties Report](https://www.kingshay.com/wp-content/plugins/kingshay/kingshay-image.php?src=https://www.kingshay.com/wp-content/uploads/Maize-Report-2016-Cover-1024x724.jpg&w=103&h=103&zc=1&a=c&q=100)
Kingshay’s 2016 Maize Variety Report emphasises the importance of choosing a reliably high-performing variety to reduce risk and exploit the potential of this valuable ...
![Reducing Mastitis Pressure in Buildings](https://www.kingshay.com/wp-content/plugins/kingshay/kingshay-image.php?src=https://www.kingshay.com/wp-content/uploads/Preventing-Environmental-Mastitis.jpg&w=103&h=103&zc=1&a=c&q=100)
Environmental mastitis pathogens are naturally present in the housed environment, but problems occur when the pathogen pressure becomes too high. This Farming Note cov...