Beef producers could learn a lot from their dairy counterparts by making better use of grass, and substantially improve profitability as a result. Grazed grass costs just £57/t of dry matter, according to AHDB figures, compared with up to £140/t for a 16% protein cattle ration – and visitors to the Grassland & Muck Event can find out how to make the most of this low cost feed. (more…)
Grass weeds and disease can decimate crops – and with chemical resistance on the rise it’s more important than ever to choose the most efficient control methods. (more…)
Farming families should ensure they are claiming National Insurance (NI) credits to avoid missing out on the New State Pension, warns accountant Old Mill. (more…)
Good quality silage is a valuable asset for farmers, but getting it right requires care and attention to both the clamp and the ensiling process. If biological processes in the clamp go wrong, this can result in average losses of 20-25% – something visitors to the Grassland & Muck Event can learn to avoid at new ensiling talks this year. (more…)
Landowners stand to lose millions of pounds of potential development value under government proposals to grant large developers the right to acquire land for housing. (more…)
Precision farming can be a good way to maximise efficiencies, but with so much new technology and advice it can be hard to know where to start. (more…)