Northamptonshire beef farm scoops sustainability award
1st July 2022
Thornby Farms in Northamptonshire has been awarded the inaugural VetPartners Sustainable Beef Farm of the Year award, in recognition of the farm’s dedication to aligning food production with sustainability.
Alternative funding helps farmer set up poultry business from scratch
1st July 2022
Twelve months ago, TJ was a full-time welder. Now he’s a poultry farmer supplying 30,000 eggs a day to one of the UK’s leading food companies. As diversifications go, that’s quite a shift.
Red alert for high worm egg counts as warm, wet weather persists
30th June 2022
Sheep farmers are advised to be on their guard against Nematodirus and stomach worms as warm and wet weather sees egg counts spike.
Swine vesicular disease and foot-and-mouth ruled out on Norfolk farm
28th June 2022
Temporary control zones have been revoked but testing is ongoing at the site.
UK pig industry reduces antibiotic use by 17%
24th June 2022
New figures reported by AHDB show the amount of antibiotic used to treat pigs on UK farms in 2021 fell by 17%, bringing the total reduction since 2015 to 69%.
Avian flu: Top scientists join consortium to tackle outbreaks
24th June 2022
Eight of the UK’s top scientific organisations have joined forces in a major new consortium, the government has announced.
Suspected foot-and-mouth disease under investigation in Norfolk
24th June 2022
Temporary restrictions have been placed around the premises after suspicion of vesicular disease in pigs.
Improving feed quality, yields and profitability in challenging times
23rd June 2022
With escalating fuel and feed costs, getting the most out of maize and wholecrop has never been more important. As well as reducing waste and optimising silage quality, Horning’s FiberTech Chevron rollers can improve milk yields and butterfats, says Harvesting Solutions UK general manager Alan Haycocks.
Detecting disease severity earlier
15th June 2022
Austrian agri-tech company smaXtec is expanding its system for continuous health monitoring of dairy cows to include the categorisation of diseases by severity.
Innovative device counters milking cluster bias on N Yorks farm
15th June 2022
Retrofit device Lactalign has been developed after herd management software at Metcalfe Farms revealed twice as many mastitis cases in front quarters compared to rear quarters.
Beat the heat: The importance of ventilation for dairy farming and animal welfare
14th June 2022
Robin Hibberd, technical sales engineer at Hydor, explains why farmers should assess their ventilation equipment to avoid heat stress in dairy cows for improved welfare and yield.
Cull cow market offers opportunity to tighten calving intervals
13th June 2022
With cull cow prices reaching a record high this year, there is an opportunity to replace unproductive cows with improved genetics and focus on tightening calving intervals, improving overall herd performance.
