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  1. G

    French protests

    On bloomberg now
  2. KW Alternative Feeds

    KW FeedCast- 16 January 2024

    The latest episode of FeedCast is brought to you by Chris Davidson our Raw Materials expert. Chris introduces our first podcast of 2024 by discussing which products are currently moving in the market. Chris starts with the mid proteins as this is where we are currently seeing the most...
  3. Agriland RSS

    Brazilian agricultural exports hit record $166.5bn in 2023

    Written by Aisling O'Brien from Agriland Brazilian agricultural exports reached a record US$166.55 billion in 2023, according to data from the country’s Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (Mapa). The figure was 4.8% higher compared to 2022, which represents an increase of US$7.68 billion...
  4. happycows

    Changing the way I feed.

    So for nearly 10 years I’ve fed the same blend and ingredients with just an alteration in inclusion to get desired protein from one bin through robot and oopf. It worked well and did 9200/9300 Just 6/7 good quality ingredients. No extras. I did used to feed regumaize 44 ad lib in winter which I...
  5. Henery

    Aldi ….. misleading?

    Lamb display in Aldi Ludlow today, all had a barcode sticker conveniently obscuring most of the NZ flag, while leaving enough Union Jack ….. complete Gangsters
  6. C

    Rape meal or HIPro soya in ewe blend

    About to start feeding inlamb ewes that lamb in Feb. Got alka treated oats and barley, wondering if I should try rape meal with it instead of soya. Any thoughts ?
  7. Agriland RSS

    Improving colostrum quality this calving season

    Written by Brian McDonnell from Agriland Ensuring that colostrum quality is high among your cows before the start of calving should be a focus on dairy farms. During the dry period, the nutrition of cows needs to be correct in order to ensure that they are capable of producing high quality...
  8. supercow

    Silage replacer

    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...
  9. Tom @ BOFIN

    A vision of farming in 2030

    Here's mine - led by a tech revolution from grass-roots farmers & charted by Tech Farmer. What's yours? https://directdriller.com/its-2030-so-how-have-we-done/
  10. G

    The rewilding con

  11. ajd132

    Red tractor stakeholder survey on governance

    https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/RedTractorStakeholder/ I have just had this bought to my attention. Red tractor survey to ‘inform’ the reviewers. first I have heard of it, nothing in the latest member matters, on any email or on social media. feels like they are trying to keep it quiet as usual.
  12. J

    Given the arla news...

    This is gonna be controversial so hold onto your knickers I'm after opinions.. Given arlas announcement today of up 2.58ppl shall I order some robots and buy some more pedigrees? what do we think realistically is going to happen to the milk price between April and September? Reason I ask is...
  13. Wolds Beef

    Winter cereals and oilseeds in Europe.

    We know this country has taken a hit in winter production but what about European countries? Can our friends and contributors from Europe enlighten us? Will it affect markets as we go forward? Also vegetables and fruit, how have they faired? WB
  14. Agriland RSS

    German international pig club meeting to be held next month

    Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland The German edition of the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board’s (AHDB) international pig club will take place at the end of next month. The webinar will focus on pig production in Germany, including staffing, marketing, public...
  15. fiat100

    Butterfat level

    Any suggestions on how to increase my butterfat level, they were at 4.2 but now have since dropped to 3.8. diet is still the same, grass silage and a 22% blend, litres have increased but just wondering if there is anything cost effective to raise the fat levels?
  16. Agriland RSS

    bTB costs continue to mount in Northern Ireland

    Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland Ulster Bank’s head of agriculture, Cormac McKervey, has highlighted the growing impact of bovine tuberculosis (bTB) on dairy and livestock farms across Northern Ireland. “This is a genuine threat,” he said. “The footprint of the disease continues to...
  17. Headless chicken

    Balancing a maize heavy ration

    We’re having some issues currently with cow performance being pretty poor and not consistent. Had a meeting with nutritionist and we’ve played around with some things and hopefully things will improve. Discussed with vets who also have a nutritionist and run the same program as far as I’m aware...
  18. L

    Farm assurance - Do we want an industry referendum?

    I've been talking to a few groups of people and we have had an idea that is it time that the farming industry had a vote or referendum on farm assurance. Things have become too much, with Red tractor selling us down the road by signing various environmental commitments without any consultation...
  19. KW Alternative Feeds

    KW FeedCast - 18 December 2023

    The latest episode of FeedCast is brought to you by James Barker, Laura Wildash and Chris Pickles from our Procurement Team. James starts our final KW FeedCast of 2023 by welcoming a new guest to the podcast, Chris Pickles. Chris discusses Sodawheat and how we are already doing a lot of...
  20. E

    Straw for Muck

    In straw for muck deals is some of the straw allowed to be used for feeding?
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