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...
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...
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...
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
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 ?
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...
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...
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/
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.
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...
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
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...
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?
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...
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...
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...
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...
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