Dairy
18 February 2026
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8 July 2025
In the 2024 autumn budget, as steeper than expected reduction in direct payments was announced for 2025. Following the Spending Review on 11 June 2025, Defra have confirmed that reductions to direct payments will be larger still in 2026 and 2027.
18 August 2025
To keep your multispecies sward balanced, diverse and productive, it is important to prevent any one species from becoming too dominant.
25 June 2025
Managing clover dominance is essential to ensure a productive, resilient sward.
26 June 2025
Multispecies swards and clover-rich pastures offer highly nutritious grazing, but they also bring health risks, learn how to manage those risks effectively.
26 June 2025
Effective grazing management maximises the productivity and sustainability of both clover/ryegrass leys and multispecies swards.
26 June 2025
Carefully manage red and white clover intake, especially around breeding periods, to significantly reduce the risk of infertility in livestock.
26 June 2025
Effective grazing management is essential for maintaining the productivity, resilience, and biodiversity of multispecies swards.
20 June 2025
With rising challenges in farming and increasing emphasis on animal health and welfare, reducing mastitis infections has become a key priority for many producers.
16 June 2025
White line disease is separation of the wall horn from the sole horn as a result of damage in the white line region.
16 June 2025
Sole ulcers are areas of damaged sole horn which has completely lost the horn tissue except for the corium
10 September 2025
Septicaemia is a systemic response to the presence of bacteria and/or their toxins in the bloodstream.
