Contents tagged with production
30 January 2024
Average GB daily milk deliveries declined in the week ending 14 August, dropping back 0.6% week-on-week.
30 January 2024
In 2020, 16.0% of dairy farmers in GB were operating block calving systems
30 January 2024
The latest daily deliveries show the impact as cooler weather and rain swept across the country from 24 July
5 August 2021
Prime cattle prices rose across the board in the latest reporting week, despite an increase in throughputs
3 August 2021
Love Lamb Week (LLW) is celebrating its seventh year with a focus on the sustainability of lamb production in the UK.
30 January 2024
Global milk supplies were up 3.3% in May, providing an extra 26 million litres per day compared with May last year
30 January 2024
Daily GB milk volumes are now running 4.1 million litres per day lower than at peak, the most dramatic fall in at least 10 years.
15 July 2021
Lamb and ewe kill both once again recorded large year-on-year declines during June, according to Defra data. Lamb kill stood at 881,000 head for the month down 11% on the year.
12 July 2021
These PTAs show the potential for production traits, such as milk, fat, protein and persistency, to be passed on to the next generation.
30 January 2024
What impact are semen sales expected to have on the number of calves being born in the dairy herd over the coming months?
4 January 2022
A data driven approach to understand ewe, lamb, flock and farmer factors influencing production in lowland farms
13 July 2021
New Zealand adult sheep kill has been high so far this year. However, it has been a tale of two halves with kill levels high earlier in the season and lower now.