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.

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