New research is urging dairy producers to rethink calf nutrition strategies, warning that cutting feed costs during early life can significantly undermine long-term performance and profitability. Speaking at a nutritional…
Early indications suggest that this year’s first-cut silage could potentially bring an extra litre/cow per day benefit, according to samples taken by Mole Valley Farmers. With the growing trend for…
Pig and poultry producers often feel targeted by animal activists, despite striving for the highest animal welfare. So what can the industry do to protect against covert operations and communicate…
Working together to improve efficiencies and tackle the threat of disease were hot topics at the British Pig & Poultry Fair on 14 May. Both avian influenza (AI) and African…
Demand for eggs and poultry meat is strong and growing – so there are plenty of opportunities in each sector. But pig producers are facing a downturn – and there…
The UK will soon start to see real impacts of the crisis in the Gulf, and the Government needs to act now to ensure continued access to food. That’s according to the Central Association of Agricultural Valuers, which warns that access to fuel may need to be prioritised to avoid crops rotting in fields this summer and enable autumn sowing.