Brexit deal: How are farmers affected?
27th January 2021
After years of uncertainty, the UK achieved a trade deal with the EU at the eleventh hour, but what has been the impact so far, and what does the future hold for UK farmers?
Can livestock grazing of winter cereals aid soil biology?
27th January 2021
Grazing livestock on winter cereals could help aid soil biology, allow for earlier drilling dates, control pests and diseases and influence yield potential, according to recent results from a trial carried out on a mixed farming enterprise in Angus.
Avian flu: Are we out of the woods?
27th January 2021
After a spate of avian flu outbreaks shocked the industry at the end of 2020, Farmers Guide reflects on the current situation.
NMR introduces new genomics portfolio
24th January 2021
NMR is introducing its new genomic services, GeneEze, to coincide with Dairy-Tech Online in February 2021.
US trial shows that oregano essential oil can improve pig unit throughput
24th January 2021
A trial managed by Carthage Innovation Swine Solutions (CISS) in the US found that the 100 percent natural oregano essential oil (OEO) feed additive, Orego-Stim from Anpario, improved numbers of
No palm products? No problem
24th January 2021
Practical and economic alternatives to the feeding of palm fat derivatives.
Feed trees to sheep to cut greenhouse gases, study suggests
23rd January 2021
Introducing tree leaves to a sheep’s diet could play an important role in reducing harmful greenhouse gas emissions, suggests research presented at the Intercropping for Sustainability conference.
Anti-dairy advert criticised for “peddling misinformation”
20th January 2021
Critics have hit back at vegan company Oatly for its “misuse of statistics” on dairy farming’s environmental impact.
Finished pig prices down as carcase weights reach record high
15th January 2021
Carcase weights soar due to ongoing problems with a backlog of pigs, while prices have seen the largest week-on-week drop since 2016.
“Better welfare and leg health” for broilers fed live fly larvae
15th January 2021
Netherlands study explores benefits of adding live black soldier fly larvae to broiler diets.
Prepare now for successful lambing
14th January 2021
Eight-point plan helps sheep farmers prepare for the 2021 lambing season.
Scottish farm launches its first online cattle sale
12th January 2021
Covid-19 has prompted Ross-shire farmers the Scott family to host their own 10-day online cattle sale, following a successful ram sale last summer.