Livestock Nutrition

Water management for dairy cows

6 August 2025

Water management for dairy cows

Quality and quantity of water is critically important to dairy cow performance, making management of water supplies essential.

Formulating dairy diets

6 August 2025

Formulating dairy diets

Utilise the feeds available to meet the daily nutrient requirements of cows within their available intake capacities.

Rationing essentials for dairy diets

6 August 2025

Rationing essentials for dairy diets

Successful rationing involves achieving the best possible balance between a number of key nutritional, practical and financial factors.

The right system, the right life: Finding the right grazing and calving system

3 June 2025

The right system, the right life: Finding the right grazing and calving system

Implementing the right grazing and calving system will lead to more confident decision-making and better results.

Best-practice guide to outwintering

21 September 2026

Best-practice guide to outwintering

Use this information to make informed decisions around outwintering your livestock and explore the options that are best suited to your system.

Outwintering livestock: Planning and preparation

17 August 2026

Outwintering livestock: Planning and preparation

Find out how to manage forage during outwintering to ensure livestock receive sufficient nutrition while minimising damage to pastures.

Outwintering livestock: Implementation

24 April 2025

Outwintering livestock: Implementation

Find out how to ensure livestock receive balanced nutrition in bale-grazing systems.

Outwintering livestock: Feeding hay or silage

24 April 2025

Outwintering livestock: Feeding hay or silage

Understand the differences between feeding hay and silage for effective forage management.

Finisher management

9 March 2027

Finisher management

Stockperson Development Scheme: Finisher management

Use our feed budget planner to maximise livestock nutrition and profitability

3 November 2023

Use our feed budget planner to maximise livestock nutrition and profitability

Our feed budget planner helps farmers optimise their feeding strategies, leading to healthier livestock, reduced waste, and increased profits.

Four ways to breed your dairy cows to cut feed bills

5 December 2025

Four ways to breed your dairy cows to cut feed bills

Find out how you can use genetics to your advantage when it comes to cutting feed bills

What works without zinc?

6 March 2025

What works without zinc?

Ahead of the upcoming ban on zinc supplementation in pigs, we have completed research in conjunction with SAC Commercial Ltd. and the Pig Veterinary Society to review the options available to farmers.

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