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3 February 2025
Our guide to cereal grain options for cattle and sheep feed can help you make informed decisions about what’s best for your system.
9 March 2021
The options for preservation depend mainly on the dry matter (DM) content of the material being harvested, whether the grain and straw are being harvested separately, and the facilities for on-farm processing and storage.
9 March 2021
The type of cereal and whether the grain will be fed to cattle or sheep can influence processing requirements.
9 March 2021
This page highlights key considerations for harvesting, processing and storing cereal crops destined to be fed to beef cattle and sheep.
9 March 2021
From nutritional requirements to soil types, this page highlights important considerations when deciding which cereal crop to grow for cattle or sheep feed.
9 March 2021
Cereals can provide ruminants with a rich source of energy, in the form of starch, that can, when fed with care, have a positive effect on animal performance.
14 July 2021
The UK produced 74,500 tonnes of beef and veal in December, up 5% year-on-year, according to Defra figures.
14 July 2021
The number of cattle in the UK at 1 June 2020 stood at 9.6 million head, 1% lower than it was the year before.
18 November 2020
The fifth report from the Cattle Health and Welfare Group (CHAWG) provides a wide ranging summary of facts and figures relating to the UK cattle industry. The report aims to encourage the identification and collection of additional data, particularly in relation to cattle industry priorities identified by CHAWG.
20 November 2020
Increasing the proportion of the year that cattle spend grazing outdoors can reduce ammonia emissions.
14 September 2020
Join us for an overview of the BVDFree England Scheme. Our goal is to help you to understand your bovine viral diarrhoea (BVD) status and to use this information to eradicate the disease on farm. In this webinar we will be joined by Bill Mellor, Nikki Moore and a case study farmer to talk through the scheme, how it works on farm and the benefit to you.