heat stress

Agroforestry offers an exciting opportunity to help feed growing populations whilst tackling desertification and biodiversity loss. Interest in agroforestry is growing in both the UK and Africa. Sharing ideas and developing new innovations could help increase the success and adoption of...

I have a bit of experience with grass. This patch is in a 10 acre, third year ley. Someone else seeded it and missed this bit as it was where the rolls stood. I can't think that we have used any chemical on it in the last 3 years at all and hardly any sprays when it was wheat before...

Written by Charlotte Cunningham from CPM Magazine 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...

Researchers at Nottingham Trent University (NTU) in collaboration with CHAP member Micromix have shown that a combination of biostimulants and micronutrients could help plants cope better with drought and heat stress. Their work, which examined the effect of a hybrid biostimulant with nutrients...

Abstract This paper assesses the influence of heat and drought stress on the economic performance of the European dairy sector. Climatic data from the Gridded Agro-Meteorological data in Europe were combined with dairy enterprise data from the Farm Accountancy Data Network, resulting in a data...

How do you recognise animals that are suffering from the heat? ‘What happens when humans are warm? Indeed, they sweat’, poultry researcher Ingrid de Jong explains. ‘You body attempts to rid itself of excess warmth. For livestock, that is no different. It is essential to understand that pigs and...

Written by Aisling O'Brien from Agriland This year saw one of the three warmest Julys on record, according to the United Nations (UN) weather agency. The World Metrological Organisation (WMO) said there were prolonged and intense heatwaves in parts of Europe, while Antarctic sea ice was the...

Upper and Lower Critical Temperatures – what are they? Calves will aim to maintain their core body temperature between 10°C and 22°C. Either side of this range the calf will use energy to restore body temperature back to their target range which is known as the thermoneutral zone. The...

Scientists are developing a ‘super-spud’ to better withstand harsher environmental conditions. © nednapa, Shutterstock From origins in the cool altitudes of the Andes, the potato is not well suited to the extreme temperatures or flooding brought on by climate change. Plant scientists are...

Cattle try to keep cool on Dorney Common, Buckinghamshire, last week. A roof over their heads would help, say farmers. Photograph: Maureen McLean/Rex/Shutterstock A growing number of UK farmers are considering adapting their farms to protect animals against heat stress, and among the new...

Agroforestry is an intentional integration of trees on farmland. Globally, it is practised by 1.2 billion people on 10 per cent area of total agricultural lands (over 1 billion hectares). It is widely popular as ‘a low hanging fruit’ due to its multifarious tangible and intangible benefits. A...

Hmmmm....... reality, or BBC pushing climate " emergency " again ? Disruption to power and water supplies, and no mobile phone signals...... every cloud and all that.

I'm amazed at how many cattle there are in fields where there is no shade for them . Surely it can't be good for them or even good stockmanship . With the up and coming 'extreme heat' we are being told about I would have thought we have a duty as livestock farmers to give cattle some shade to...

Could this heat that is forecast this weekend have serious issues for cattle.planning to give the cows excess to housing and feed 24 /7

Written by William Kellett from Agriland With ever changeable weather, Severn Trent is urging farmers to complete a short risk analysis form, to help them stay informed on water supply interruptions and enable the water company to act quicker on providing alternative water sources to...

Heat stress is becoming a major concern for high-producing animals in all areas of the globe. Heat stress can have negative consequences on feeding behavior, growth performance, and animal welfare. Recent microbiota studies help producers understand how feeding the live yeast Saccharomyces...

Is it dry as a nuns with anyone else? Another couple weeks without a decent rain and east yorkshires going to start turning brown, and I don't just mean the crops!

How does everyone else cope in hot weather? The following isn't going to be very popular but I've done what I think is best for the cows I've shut the field gate and opened the cubicle and feed passage doors today so they don't have to walk very far, have better access to water and shade Is...

firstly i've put this in Agricultural Matters cos i think it's a general issue.....but mods please move if i'm wrong:) secondly.....i think it's ok to be wrong during a debate provided all accept the outcome of the discussion arrives at a sorta productive outcome.....only ego and individual pride...

https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/news/article/2022/06/14/heat-stress-kills-estimated-10-000 It got to 40°C and they all died apparently, I doubt that’s a completely unprecedented temperature there? It got to 42°C in Alberta when I was there and I don’t remember any fuss about the cattle?