milk

  1. Yale

    New limits to SFI.

    https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-ensures-food-production-remains-primary-purpose-of-farming
  2. Agriland RSS

    Johne’s disease: What is it and what are the signs?

    Written by Brian McDonnell from Agriland Johne’s disease, also known as paratuberculosis, is a bacterial disease of cattle and other ruminants for which there is no cure. It is caused by the bacterium mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis (MAP). Cattle usually become infected as...
  3. Agriland RSS

    Dairy advice: Risk of scour and pneumonia cases grows

    Written by Brian McDonnell from Agriland Calf sheds on many farms now full and the bacterial load inside them is quite high, which means that calves are now at higher risk of scour. A number a factors could now be causing issues with scour in sheds, and the current focus should be on...
  4. C

    Parlour lights

    I,m looking to improve the lights in the milking parlour, because its a bit dark at udder level. What are your thoughts on placing 12v rope lights below the rump rail?
  5. T

    Bottle feeding lambs - cold milk

    I am topping up lambs in the field. I’ve been giving hot bottles but is it right I could give it to them cold? Is there any benefit to hot or cold feeds? They’re a week old.
  6. Agriland RSS

    Demand for dairy semen remains strong in Northern Ireland

    Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland The latest sales figures are confirming a continuing and strong demand for quality, sexed dairy semen in Northern Ireland. According to AI Services’ Ivan Minford, this reflects the needs of milk producers with year-round calving herds to maintain a...
  7. Agriland RSS

    Why being selective when breeding is important

    Written by Brian McDonnell from Agriland Panning for the breeding season is underway on many dairy farms as we move through the month of March and head towards April. The days of just using dairy genetics across all cows are very much over, with a significant focus now required on...
  8. Dry Rot

    Who dumped the beaver?

    So who dumped the beavers? Cornwall apparently has a pair of beavers secured in a 5 acres enclosure. They haven't had time to breed....but now there are more! Is this the solution to unwanted introduced species? Or are they multiplying by asexual reproduction...
  9. Agriland RSS

    Research: Many large dairy companies plan to reach ‘net zero’

    Written by Stella Meehan from Agriland New analysis by European financial group ING, indicated that an increasing number of large dairy companies have plans to become ‘net zero’ in the future. In its publication ‘From grass to glass: The future for dairy companies on the path to net zero’...
  10. J

    Milking units and liners

    What liners/ cups are people using? Wanting to update my parlour, currently running the old stainless westfalia units quite weighty,keep Hearing good things about these square/triangle liners? We do suffer with slippage and they don’t like short teats which the modern dairy cow usually has.
  11. Henarar

    3 sets of twins in 3 years

    This cow calved a few days ago and its the third year she has had twins, can't be to common ? I can't remember having one have twins 2 years in a row before this one
  12. steveR

    Powdered Lamb milk?

    For the past couple of years, I was using an Irish origin lamb milk powder, whose brand name escapes me*, made with ewes milk. Super product on the lambs, mixed well and no brown crap settling out in minutes like the Volac stuff. How Volac can be used in an ad-lib situation escapes me, when it...
  13. Agriland RSS

    Milk output decreased by 5.9% in 2023 – DEFRA

    Written by Maeve Hennessy from Agriland Yesterday (Thursday, March 21) The Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) published the agriculture price indices (API) from January 2023 – January 2024. The price index for agricultural outputs decreased by 5.6% in the 12 months to...
  14. Agriland RSS

    Scottish farm income figures a ‘mixed bag’ – NFUS

    Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland The president of the National Farmers’ Union of Scotland (NFUS) has said that the recent farm income figures are a “mixed bag”. The Scottish chief statistician released figures on 2022/23 farm incomes yesterday (Thursday, March 21). These show...
  15. E

    Over 35% of UK dairy farmers have implemented climate mitigating strategies - are you one of them?

    Good morning, as part of my university dissertation research, I am investigating dairy stakeholders attitudes towards climate mitigation strategies. So far the results have shown over 35% of UK dairy farmers have engaged with some-form of climate mitigation strategy, with a further 90%...
  16. D

    Calf prices

    3 week old Angus and Hereford calves, out of crossbred cows, well reared and will be a decent size for age. How much should we ask? Always do price across the board for bulls and heifers; last year was 120 bulls, 90 heifers. Same buyer for three years, he collects within a couple of days of when...
  17. holwellcourtfarm

    Pay farmers to cut pollution?

    Piece in today's Times: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/17c78956-926a-4336-82b8-b7d03280abab?shareToken=b7c5cad963ae805bbdbe135f542df425 In case link doesn't work: FWIW, my thoughts are that farms DO need to cut water pollution. If the water industry finally sort their act out then...
  18. M

    Bovine pregnancy test kits by serum or by milk,which one you prefer?

    Several days ago,Tom used 20 bovine pregnancy tests to detect the early pregnancy in his farm,10 tests are testing by serum and another 10 are by milk. He said when he used the serum one,he still need the vet to help to collect the serum from all of cows after breeding,it tooks some time and...
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    Latest Fonterra financial results narrow farmgate price forecast

    Written by Stella Meehan from Agriland Fonterra Co-operative Group Ltd., has today (Thursday, March 21) released its FY24 interim results which show a continuation of strong earnings performance. CEO Miles Hurrell says the co-op’s performance has been driven by higher margins and sales...
  20. graham mc

    Inhibitors for Urea (solid or liquid) for applications from 1st April

    just a reminder to make sure your orders are in and if not your paperwork is in order Dont want anyone falling foul of the red tractor policing unit as you know they will be clipboards at the ready with eyes on the forecast for lack or rain etc God help anyone that has a RT Audit coming up in...
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