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![Composting Farming Note](https://www.kingshay.com/wp-content/plugins/kingshay/kingshay-image.php?src=https://www.kingshay.com/wp-content/uploads/Compost.jpg&w=103&h=103&zc=1&a=c&q=100)
Effective management of farmyard manure (FYM) to minimise the risk of pollution and maximise financial benefits requires a practical and cost effective strategy. Composti...
![Employing People - Staff Rostering Systems Farming Note](https://www.kingshay.com/wp-content/plugins/kingshay/kingshay-image.php?src=https://www.kingshay.com/wp-content/uploads/staff-rostering-systems.jpg&w=103&h=103&zc=1&a=c&q=100)
Retaining high quality staff is one of the biggest challenges on most farms. Circumstances where there are long hours and difficult working conditions can result in good ...
![Dairy & Parlour Energy Efficiency Farming Note](https://www.kingshay.com/wp-content/plugins/kingshay/kingshay-image.php?src=https://www.kingshay.com/wp-content/uploads/RotaryParl.jpg&w=103&h=103&zc=1&a=c&q=100)
Reducing electricity usage by improving the efficiency of milk cooling, water heating and parlour vacuum pumps will benefit farm profitability and reduce carbon emissions...
![Rat Control Farming Note](https://www.kingshay.com/wp-content/plugins/kingshay/kingshay-image.php?src=https://www.kingshay.com/wp-content/uploads/Rats.jpg&w=103&h=103&zc=1&a=c&q=100)
Rats carry a large number of diseases and parasites which can be harmful to both humans and animals. This, alongside the damage they cause, makes them a major farm pest.Â...
![Controlling Mastitis Farming Note](https://www.kingshay.com/wp-content/plugins/kingshay/kingshay-image.php?src=https://www.kingshay.com/wp-content/uploads/uneven-udder.jpg&w=103&h=103&zc=1&a=c&q=100)
At an average cost of £220 per case and accounting for 11% of cows being culled, mastitis is a significant cost to the dairy industry and a major challenge to farm pr...
![Managing Twinning – Part 2 Farming Note](https://www.kingshay.com/wp-content/plugins/kingshay/kingshay-image.php?src=https://www.kingshay.com/wp-content/uploads/managing-twinning.jpg&w=103&h=103&zc=1&a=c&q=100)
Twinning is undesirable as the stress of carrying two foetuses compromises the cow's energy balance, and this can lead to poor performance after calving. It is crucial th...
![Slurry Separators Farming Note](https://www.kingshay.com/wp-content/plugins/kingshay/kingshay-image.php?src=https://www.kingshay.com/wp-content/uploads/Slurry-separator.jpg&w=103&h=103&zc=1&a=c&q=100)
Separating the solid and liquid slurry fractions gives a range of benefits including making slurry easier to handle and reducing its volume by about 20%. If you are in an...
![Managing Twinning – Part 1 Farming Note](https://www.kingshay.com/wp-content/plugins/kingshay/kingshay-image.php?src=https://www.kingshay.com/wp-content/uploads/twinning.jpg&w=103&h=103&zc=1&a=c&q=100)
In dairy cattle twin births are undesirable and lead to reduced overall profitability and reproductive efficiency. The negative impacts of twins can include freemartin he...
![Copper & Cow Health Farming Note](https://www.kingshay.com/wp-content/plugins/kingshay/kingshay-image.php?src=https://www.kingshay.com/wp-content/uploads/copper.jpg&w=103&h=103&zc=1&a=c&q=100)
Copper deficiency is a common problem where dietary intake is insufficient to meet the cow's metabolic requirement or where mineral antagonists levels are in excess. Wher...
![Copper & Molybdenum in Soils & Forage Farming Note](https://www.kingshay.com/wp-content/plugins/kingshay/kingshay-image.php?src=https://www.kingshay.com/wp-content/uploads/Cows-Grazing-160805.jpg&w=103&h=103&zc=1&a=c&q=100)
Copper is essential to animal health for a number of metabolic functions including growth, production and fertility. Copper levels in grass and forages are determined by ...
![Contract Farming Agreements Farming Note](https://www.kingshay.com/wp-content/plugins/kingshay/kingshay-image.php?src=https://www.kingshay.com/wp-content/uploads/Cows-on-hill-1.jpg&w=103&h=103&zc=1&a=c&q=100)
Contract farming agreements can offer significant advantages over Farm Business Tenancies (FBT). They are relevant to both large specialist companies and smaller farms en...
![Sexed Semen Farming Note](https://www.kingshay.com/wp-content/plugins/kingshay/kingshay-image.php?src=https://www.kingshay.com/wp-content/uploads/sexed-semen.jpg&w=103&h=103&zc=1&a=c&q=100)
Sexed semen is becoming an increasingly attractive option for farmers as technologies and success rates have improved, as well as higher replacement costs putting heifer ...