Livestock News

With silage shortages being felt on many farms after the dry summer, the upcoming Dairy-Tech event (Wednesday 6 February 2019, Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire) will see leading animal nutrition and forage preservation company, Volac, offering timely tips for responding this winter, as well as offering guidance for minimising shortages when making silage in 2019.

Five scientists from the Moredun Research Institute will be at Harper Adams University College on Tuesday 8th January to provide vets, farmers and SQPs with practical disease control briefings on some of the key animal health issues facing the UK sheep and cattle sectors. 

Mistakenly labelled as a giant cow, ‘Knickers’ the larger than life steer made headlines last week as he dwarfed a herd of wagyu cattle on his home farm in Western

The four UK farming unions are urging all dairy farmers to engage with the forthcoming government consultation on dairy contracts to make their voice heard and speak up for a

Early maize silage analysis results are indicating varied quality, particularly when it comes to starch levels. Producers are therefore being urged to test forage stocks and adequately balance rations to

The stars of free range egg production have been recognised by their peers for the contributions they have made to the sector over the past 12 months. Three Free Range

Including red clover in silage leys has the potential to boost dry matter production by more than two tonnes per hectare per year and increase nutritional quality in the clamp,

Cotswolds-based agriculture supplier, StowAg, opened its doors in early October to 250 local farmers to host an information-packed Cattle Winter Housing Event. The event provided practical, expert advice from the

The UK’s Deputy Chief Veterinary Officer has urged farmers to remain vigilant for bluetongue virus after the disease was successfully picked up in two cattle imported from France through our

  With silage clamps short of forage across the country, livestock farmers must use the next few weeks wisely to make up for lost ground, says independent grassland consultant Dr

Free range egg producers are calling for an immediate price increase as the cost of feed continues to rise. Dry weather has caused poor crop yields across Europe’s major wheat-growing

  Now is the time to start bringing under control ragwort which has witnessed an upsurge in growth this season. “Treating silage and haylage fields in September will help to