nutrition

This is a slightly bizarre and definitely pointless thread but putting hay out yesterday for our dry cows and thinking what a fantastic feed it is; no plastic, no effluent, easy as pie to handle and transport, rumen friendly, cows love it. Got me wondering; does anyone know of anyone still...

Written by Stella Meehan from Agriland Global dairy cooperative, FrieslandCampina has confirmed that it intends to lower costs by reducing over 1,800 jobs worldwide over the next two years. 1,200 of these jobs will be cut in 2024 across the organisation which operates across 30 countries...

Written by Aisling O'Brien from Agriland Yara has today (Wednesday, December 13) announced that it is acquiring the organic-based fertiliser business of Italian company, Agribios Italiana. Agribios has a broad portfolio of organic-based fertilisers produced using animal and agricultural...

Heather Mills has blamed the “gaslighting” meat industry for the collapse of her vegan food empire. Ms Mills, who previously stated ambitions to turn the North East of England into the “Silicon Valley of plant-based foods”, said in a statement on her website that she was “devastated” as VBites...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland UFAC-UK has launched a new generation of sustainable feed alternatives to complement palm-free dairy feed supplementation. The new partial soybean meal replacement for dairy diets aims to improve yields, solids and feed conversion efficiency...

Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland Former chief executive of the Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC) in Northern Ireland, Ian Stevenson will be the keynote speaker at a Northern Ireland Institute of Agricultural Science (NIIAS) breakfast seminar. The event will take place at the Agri...

Written by Francess McDonnell from Agriland Significant reductions in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions can be achieved through improvement of management practices in dairy farming, a new report has highlighted today (Friday, December 8). These can include elective breeding, rumen manipulation...

Written by janineadamson from CPM Magazine Testing and treating farm-saved spring crop seed for loose smut and seed-borne net blotch is being advised following recent inclement weather and rapidly declining seed stocks. As widely reported, due to poor autumn conditions, winter cereal planting...

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF RB209 has long been the cornerstone of crop nutrition guidance and an upcoming review intends to ensure it stays that way. While celebrating its golden anniversary, CPM investigates what the future might hold. By Janine Adamson Similar...

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF With wet weather hammering autumn-sown crops and ground travel remaining limited, spring planting may seem more appealing than ever. CPM looks at different options. By Janine Adamson and Rob Jones The Met Office first started naming...

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF Drones may not be new to the industry but they are becoming increasingly sophisticated and are being utilised for more and more operations as the technology improves. CPM investigates By John Swire New aerial assessment techniques being...

Written by Colm Ryan from Agriland Farming on the Shetland Islands is undoubtedly a challenge, but for one farmer it is a challenge he has successfully faced for decades. Laurence Odie farms with his son on Yell, one of the north isles of Shetland, where they have 650 breeding ewes and a small...

Written by Stella Meehan from Agriland Having the time to effectively use the information gathered from weighing cattle can be a challenge for farmers in Scotland, according to Lorna MacPherson, consultant at SAC Consulting, part of Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC). However, she said that it...

Written by Stella Meehan from Agriland Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef (GRSB) leaders are attending COP28 to discuss how sustainable beef production can contribute to mitigating climate change. The Conference of Parties (COP) is the main decision-making body of the United Nations...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland Over 150 GCSE students have gained on-farm experience of the agricultural industry as part of the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board’s (AHDB) ‘Farming Food for You’ event. The students attended the new conference, which is aimed at...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland Ulster University student Amy List has been named as the recipient of this year’s Dairy Council for Northern Ireland (DCNI) Sports Nutrition Award. The award rewards the student who achieves the highest mark in their master of sciences (MSc) in...

Written by Rubina Freiberg from Agriland What started with a field of 80 years of conventional maize in France has turned into a support network for farmers across the UK to embrace farming with nature, not against it. When Andy Cato, co-founder of Wildfarmed, sold his music rights to buy a...

A very good argument. https://www.globalfoodjustice.org/nutrition/meatlessmondaymyths?inf_contact_key=5847e888652eb560459b2e0a3e575df4

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