Dairy
30 November 2022
Nick Bell gives a roundup of the Cattle Hoofcare Standards Board conference, held at Hatherley Manor on 30 September 2022.
1 December 2022
Whilst mobility scoring gives us a snapshot of how many cows are lame at the time, a single score doesn’t tell us what’s happening to that prevalence figure.
20 February 2024
The GB milking herd totalled 1.66 million head, a contraction of 13,500 head (0.8%) on October 2021.
1 February 2023
Find out how metabolic profiling can help you ensure a smooth transition period for your cows.
29 January 2025
In addition to the materials and resources available exclusively to Mobility Mentors, AHDB publish a number of excellent resources to support delivery of foot health training and on-farm advice, says Nick Bell.
28 November 2022
The Graig Olway Team with Alan Colebatch (Fully Audited CHCSB Member) and Sara Pedersen (Farm Dynamics Ltd)
15 November 2023
The benefits of building carbon stocks and reducing greenhouse gases
2 January 2024
Economics dictates that as a general rule, as prices rise, consumers demand less of that good. However, with food being an essential good there is less scope to reduce that demand.
3 March 2023
How environmental sustainability will affect farm businesses
1 June 2023
Carbon markets are becoming an increasingly important part of the economy.
20 February 2024
Calf registrations to dairy dams reached 430,084 head for the third quarter of the year (Jul-Sep), according to BCMS data.
3 March 2023
The British Cattle Movement Service have released data up to January, showing a relatively small year-on-year decline of 0.8% (-13,000 head) in the GB milking herd, totalling 1.63 million head.
