heat stress

Am I the only one who received this message from APHA and felt like the Nanny State is taking over. Most of us have been looking after livestock all our lives and this is almost an insult to our "Common Sense"!!:- Dear Livestock Keeper, As you will know, prolonged exposure to high...

In recent years, the importance of sustainable agricultural practices has gained significant attention. As conventional, intensive farming methods deplete soil nutrients, contribute to deforestation, and increase greenhouse gas emissions, the need for regenerative agriculture has become more...

ADAS has been working with the Met Office Hadley Centre on research funded by Defra’s climate service on food, farming and the natural environment, to help identify ways that farmers can adapt their practices to build resilience to climate change while strengthening the UK’s food security. The...

I've always flat rolled grass reseeds, usually twice before and once after sowing However, reading seed merchant advice, it's saying Cambridge roll after sowing? Anyone do this?

Written by Brian McDonnell from Agriland Taaffe Auctions conducted the final of its spring sales on Wednesday (May 3), with around 100 milking stock and 22 heifer calves on offer. There was stock on offer from a far as Cork at this month’s sale, with a strong demand for milking stock...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland A new UK-based research project which will focus on the issue of dairy cow heat stress has received a £1.24 million funding boost. The project, which seeks to understand and address the causes of dairy cow heat stress within farm buildings, will...

Written by Stella Meehan from Agriland The Copernicus Climate Change Service has today (Thursday, April 20) released its annual European State of the Climate (ESOTC) report, detailing the significant climate events of 2022, including rising temperatures in Europe and across the globe. These...

Tatties, taters, spuds - whatever you call potatoes probably reflects your cultural and geographical background. Since first introduced to the world from South America, they have lifted millions of our predecessors out of food poverty and fuelled the industrial revolution. The loss of the potato...

3 tidy days forecast and plenty of staff about, why wouldn't you ?

Saba Amir, IBERS, Aberystwyth University. Since the ban on the use of in-feed antibiotic growth promoters, gut health has been the focus of animal nutrition to improve performance and reduce the burden of enteric diseases A number of different feed additives, pre, probiotics and synbiotics...

Hi so we have a 5 year old bull who we stick with our heifers. We have just gotten them all pregnancy tested and he’s only gotten 12 out of the 15 pregnant. Pre bulling all heifers were checked by the vet and the bull was also semen tested, all came back fine. we are now going to get the bull...

Found this little snippet of information on the bbc website, the Philippines is facing a food crisis because the cost of one of its staple foods, onions, has soared beyond the reach of most ordinary citizens. Onions now cost 700 pesos (about £10.40) a kilo, more than the cost of meat, and more...

Anybody have any experience with these heat/health monitoring boluses? Look good on paper although costly. Are they worth the money or just a gimmick?

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF LAMMA will kick-start the new year as the first show of 2023, returning to its January timeslot at the NEC in Birmingham. CPM previews some of the show’s features and the machinery, technology and innovation that will be on display. By...

Dairy farmers could be losing milk production worth tens of thousands of pounds by failing to protect their cows from heat stress during the summer. That was the message from independent vet consultant, Dr Tom Chamberlain from Chalcombe Ltd, at a Lallemand Animal Nutrition workshop at Total...

Louis Gray, University of the West of England & Dr William Stiles, Aberystwyth University. Take home messages: Increasing levels of CO2 in the atmosphere are expected to change the nutritional composition of plants, and plant growth patterns Certain existing crops may start to perform less...

With the war in Ukraine adding uncertainty around global supply and volatility to markets, weather in other key grain producing regions, such as the US, becomes even more important than ever. Although the US’ wheat area has slowly been consolidating since the 1980’s, at the advantage of maize...

Met Office science is helping UK farmers prepare for a changing climate. This work includes a number of ‘Climate Services’ which are funded by Defra (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs), as well as other projects. Why do we need to adapt UK agriculture to a changing climate...

RESOURCE EXPLAINED: This FiBL handbook contains 29 factsheets created within the POWER project. It is split into chapters presented under four major themes. The first focusses on management of outdoor areas, the second on piglet welfare. The third covers ‘best practice’, illustrating how access...

Potato crops have paid a heavy penalty as a result of this summer’s record-breaking temperatures and drought, though biostimulant-treated plants appear to have fared better, according to Syngenta trials. First digs from this year’s Quantis heat-stress biostimulant field trials suggest yields...