Content related to the sectors: dairy

17 June 2025

Eating stones – What are cows trying to tell us?

An article looking at signs of Pica in cows.

30 January 2024

Mixed bag for Q1 dairy exports

UK dairy exports had a mixed performance in the first quarter of 2020, with some categories in growth but other key categories in decline.

27 October 2022

Brassicas for out-wintering

With pressure mounting for many this year due to the rising input costs and difficult silage season, farmers are having to investigate different wintering strategies.

20 October 2022

Soils – the foundation of agriculture

Over the past year, the agricultural industry has faced several challenges. The rising cost of fertiliser and the limited supply over the growing season caused concern across the livestock industry. Despite these rising costs, well-managed grass remained the lowest-cost feed available for ruminant livestock. However, a wide variety of factors influence grass growth including soil pH, availability of other nutrients, soil water, soil structure, solar radiation, and the age/productivity of the sward. The inflated cost of manufactured nitrogen fertiliser makes it even more important to minimise the impact of other potentially limiting factors.

8 June 2021

Mastitis in cows: heifer patterns

The impact of new mastitis infections in heifers can be measured by looking at the SCC at the first milk recording in lactation.

23 July 2020

Contagious mastitis patterns in dairy cows

Contagious mastitis patterns are characterised by the spread of infection between cows.

23 July 2020

Environmental mastitis patterns in dairy cows

TBC

15 September 2022

Mastitis in dairy cows: herd pattern analysis

Identifying the pattern of mastitis on your farm allows control measures to be focused on where they will be most effective.

20 March 2026

Mastitis in dairy cows: what do records tell us?

From analysis of data comes understanding and from understanding comes effective action.

19 June 2025

Mastitis in cows: Somatic cell counts (SCCs)

Find out how monitoring somatic cell counts (SCCs) can help us to identify mastitis.

26 August 2020

Does coronavirus offer a glimpse at the impacts of future policy?

MI Director Phil Bicknell says the UK's recent challenges could hint at the long-term impact of future policies, such as the Agriculture Bill and trade discussions.

19 June 2025

Mastitis in dairy cows: Keeping records

Monitoring all routes of mastitis on your farm is a must, with accurate and consistent record keeping being needed to successfully do this.