milk yield

Written by Brian McDonnell from Agriland On farms where calving begins in mid-January, there will now be calves between nine and 10-weeks-of-age, and it may be time to start preparing for weaning. As the breeding season approaches on farms, it is vital that farmers begin preparations and...

Evening all We are planning to switch from loose housing / FYM to cubicles & slurry. Slurry will be separated and the store will be covered, Rainwater in the store will be minimal. Milk yield is 9000-1000 l/cow What is a likely analysis of the slurry and what would be a typical application...

Any issues with feeding this in the parlour? Just going to place my first load and don't want a disaster. Palm kernel is screened Feed rep has warned about possibly not being that appealing to cows (bitter) but doesn't think it should be too bad. Plus I know people on here that feed it almost...

Written by Brian McDonnell from Agriland Harvesting high quality silage is vital for farms that will be milking cows in the shed next winter, and now is the time to place a focus on this. The quality of silage or forage can have a significant impact on the cost of production during the housed...

Written by Brian McDonnell from Agriland A displaced abomasum is not an uncommon occurrence during the calving season on dairy farms, and will present itself in a similar way to ketosis. It usually occurs within the first four weeks post calving, but the exact cause is not known. Calving is...

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Thinking I'd like to reseed some permanent pasture with Sam3 herbal ley, but assume that I will need an EIA, was arable until 2002 when it went into arable reversion

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland Bisterne Farm has been crowned the winner of the 2023 NMR RABDF Gold Cup award with its crossbred, low input, grass-based herd. Bisterne Farms’ contract farmer George Brown and herdsman James Dunning The farm, based in Ringwood, Hampshire, was...

Written by Francess McDonnell from Agriland The Dutch dairy equipment group, Lely, grew its turnover by 25% to €888 million last year, according to a new financial report. The family-owned business, which specialises in automated systems and data management for dairy farmers, released...

Hi. Dry cows are short of protein. Had the same issue last yr and had colostrum issues for a while. Feed rep is suggesting we need at least 2 kgs of dry cow rolls &£473 a ton. Is the best solution? Through management calving issues aren’t a big issue here.

Written by Agriland Team from Agriland By Chris McCullogh Northern Ireland-based Greenhill Systems picked up a Silver Award at LAMMA for its Heatguard Evolution transparent roofing sheets. Held in January at the NEC Birmingham, this year’s LAMMA attracted over 40,000 visitors from all areas...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland The Holstein breed achieved a new record of 700kg of combined fat and protein production (CFP) in the year ending September 2023 – up from 686kg in 2021/2022. Highlights from National Milk Records’ (NMR’s) annual production report also showed a...

Written by Claire Sammon from Agriland The National Sheep Association (NSA) is urging the farming community to look out for their farming peers this January, as it can be a challenging time of year on farm. Farmers are currently dealing with harsh weather conditions such as frost and snow...

Losing 100 acres of silage ground to our landlord, flipping our cow grazing acres and a bit more grazing ground into silage ground, keeping them in 365 tho, what silage replacers could I use? I’m thinking fodder beet, crush it on farm and buy cleaned, 7kgs a day would save roughly 300 ton of...

Haven't used anything here in my lifetime but would like to trial some this coming year. 90% young grass harvested for silage, some steamy silage/haylage made for dry cows pre calving. What is useful in either circumstance?

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Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland An event hosted by the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) will discuss late stage ewe pregnancy and rationing. The event will take place on Tuesday, January 16, from 6:30p.m until 9:00p.m at The Sun Inn, Coate, Swindon...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland Silage agri-business Ecosyl has said that, with challenges in the dairy sector creating a “strong case” for maximising milk production from homegrown forage, farmers are being urged to learn lessons from 2023 silage making for 2024. Ecosyl silage...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland The total number of bluetongue cases in the UK has reached 27 after four new cases of the disease were confirmed yesterday (Wednesday, December 20). The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) confirmed three of the cases inside...

How accurate do people manage to get walk through auto id? Is there a difference between collars/pedometers/and Eid tags? Looking at various different options at the moment but we currently have pedometer id and it’s about 95% at best. Would a collar be better as the neck movement isn’t as...