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Livestock
25 July 2022
An opportunity to gain an insight into the internal effects of parasite damage via demonstrations of sheep post-mortems.
28 July 2022
Find out more about how to grow Lupins on your farm, how to harvest and process them, and how to incorporate them into a ration for cattle and sheep.
8 July 2022
Five ways we are working with farmers, growers, industry groups and government.
1 July 2022
An update from the Pork Sector Council Chair, Mike Sheldon, on the recent pig disease situation
24 August 2022
How to make weaning transition successful on your farm
27 June 2022
David has accomplished numerous marginal gains whilst being a Strategic Farmer but the main changes David has made over the past four years have focused on getting the most from forage to reduce feed and labour costs.
27 June 2022
Sexed dairy semen dominates as the preferred choice for breeding on dairy farms
17 November 2023
Read the case study for Holly Green Farm’s calf rearing system and how it works for them
6 March 2024
Read the case study for Eldon Farm’s calf rearing system and how it works for them
17 November 2023
Read the case study for Cobblers Farm’s calf rearing system and how it works for them
14 February 2025
Selecting the most suitable housing system for a farm is a complicated decision. There are many factors to consider and even when a system is decided, there are further choices to be made within the individual system. This guide looks at the costs incurred in in each housing system to help you decide which dairy youngstock housing system is the right fit for you.
6 October 2023
There are many dairy youngstock housing systems available, and it is important to understand which system will work best on your farm. In this webpage we have identified seven of the main youngstock housing systems, although this is not an exhaustive list.