animal feed

From milk, manure and meat to fleece, eggs and honey – animals have always played a key role in farming, and they contribute significantly to global diets and incomes. But their impact on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions can’t be ignored. Farmed ruminant species – cattle, sheep and goats – are...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland Animal feed and fertiliser importers have been urged to pass on any savings to farmers who are continuing to “grapple with high prices,” according to an MLA East Derry MLA, Claire Sugden believes that farmers need all the financial help they can...

Reducing ruminants could be the key in meeting national net-zero and biodiversity targets without negatively impacting farmers' livelihoods A recent call on social media from former Defra adviser and rewilding advocate Ben Goldsmith for sheep to be removed from national parks and other marginal...

Crikey, it used to be my mid spring occupation but not for âme years now🙄 Could someone remind me please, how much water is required to dissolve a 600kg bag please? Tia Mark

Seems our persistence pays and Christine Tacon, Red Tractor Chair, last night announced a massive price cut for assurance to just £45 per farm in a Farmers Weekly q&a session here it is in black and white - lets hold her to this when renewing our protection racket permission to farm

The barns and milking sheds of Takis Kazanas’s farm are dwarfed by the majestic mountains that overlook the Thessalian Plain. Cattle have been raised on this green expanse of land in northern Greece for millennia, but now regulators in Brussels are discussing rules that will lead to farms like...

Hey everyone, I am running a project looking into on-farm food waste, where we are trying to better understand the problems that farmers, particularly those growing fresh fruit and veg, have when selling their produce. I read through the thread about Tesco blaming farmers for massive amounts of...

Written by Stella Meehan from Agriland Operating profit at Lakeland Dairies reached £28.7 million in 2022, an increase of £5.1 million (15%). The cross-border dairy processor has today (Wednesday, April 12), released its financial results for 2022, which show an uplift in revenues of 45% to...

Credit: Adobe Stock By Jeff Gelski SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, US — Farms that used regenerative agriculture practices such as no-till farming, cover crops and diverse crop rotations produced crops with higher levels of certain vitamins, minerals and phytochemicals than farms using conventional...

I must thank my Australian friend John Maddock for sending me this sorry it is long winded Home Blog Battery Storage Australian Researchers Develop Vegemite-Based Sodium Gel Batteries Australian Researchers Develop Vegemite-Based Sodium Gel Batteries by Ronald Brakels 22 Comments SHARE...

Written by Agriland Team from Agriland The negative impacts of climate variability on food security and farm incomes could be offset by encouraging farmers to grow a wider range of produce according to latest UK research. This would also allow growers to use pesticide and fertiliser more...

ROBERT BARBOUR Twenty-two years ago, British farming suffered its greatest catastrophe in living memory, when an outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease ripped through large parts of the country. More than 6 million animals were culled and £8 billion of damage was caused to the UK economy...

Towards stability of food production and farm income in a variable climate The analysis showed variability in temperature and rainfall reduced the stability of farm income and food production. [ya don't say!] However, farms with a greater variety of crops and/or livestock showed greater...

“Field to store” …….. not possible

I have been posting about this pincer movement on other threads but you haven't been reading it. You do need to. https://foodmanagement.today/new-collaboration-with-8-uk-supermarkets-to-drive-action-on-cutting-climate-impact-of-uk-food-and-drink/ The cartel have planted Dave Lewis in WWF UK...

The negative impacts of climate variability on food security and farm incomes could be offset by having farmers grow a wider range of produce, and by them using pesticide and fertiliser more efficiently, according to a study of farms in England and Wales. The report also shows that on some...

Sorry if this is posted to the wrong place but I was wondering if anyone had advice on where to buy bulk soya hulls cheaply, I'm looking to buy roughly one tonne per year thanks in advance for any help!

Chief Executive Professor Angela Karp and other Rothamsted scientists have today welcomed the news that the Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Act has passed into law. Professor Karp said: “It will mean recent advances in gene editing technologies will soon be contributing to a more...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland Food inflation may be here for the near future as higher costs throughout supply chains become “baked in”, the British Retail Consortium (BRC) has said. The trade association for retail businesses has today (Wednesday, March 22) responded to the...

Link Access Type Databases Related Science Domain Tree Productivity and Diversity Suggested citation: Kindt R, John I, Dawson IK, Graudal L, Lillesø J-P B, Ordonez J, Jamnadass R. 2022. Agroforestry Species Switchboard: a synthesis of information sources to support tree research and...