Livestock
9 April 2025
Digital dermatitis causes lameness in cattle, which as well as the welfare implications, can cost around £99 per case and so reducing the spread is important.
16 April 2019
Improving the genetic potential of your herd will be the focus of the next meeting of Scotland’s Strategic Dairy Farm on 25 April.
12 April 2019
Understand how different Brexit scenarios could affect your farm business incomes
11 April 2019
Antibiotics are a medicine that in most cases should only be used to treat bacterial infections. Over-prescribing and the unnecessary use of antibiotics can increase the emergence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Livestock producers have a responsibility to protect human and animal health by using antibiotics responsibly in order to minimise the risk of antibiotic resistance (AMR).
7 March 2025
Do you know how your animals are performing and your costs of production? Collecting records and then analysing them is the best way to understand how your business is performing.
9 April 2019
Our regular newsletter featuring articles on genetics, dairy marketing, strategic farms, new KPI targets and more...
12 September 2023
Two newcomers from North America have entered the running in the latest Jersey breed £PLI ranking
12 September 2023
A brand new number one bull in our Spring Calving Index (£SCI) and little change in our Autumn Calving Index (£ACI)
12 September 2023
A brand new number one genomic sire and two UK-bred half-brothers in the top 10 are the highlights of our new £PLI ranking
12 September 2023
The ranking for daughter-proven Holstein bulls shows no change at the top with Larcrest Commend maintaining his lead.
8 May 2019
Farmer to farmer learning sits at the very core of our activities, and the reason is simple, it works.
