Advice - Dairy

With autumn block calving underway, farmers are being urged to act now to prevent milk losses due to ketosis and transition-related disease

Looking more closely at dietary sugars will help unlock the value in this year’s silages and help offset the consequences of more volatile major feed commodity markets

Fibre in forages is the most underused feed resource in dairy cow diets according to a UK and Ireland study that used new technology to investigate fibre digestibility in a range of herds

Vet Graham Shepherd says there are some common myths when it comes to colostrum pasteurisation for calf feeding

Calcium and magnesium are important elements to get right for dairy cows, as the wrong levels can lead to hypocalcaemia and other health problems

The final part of our grassland guide looks to break down the basics of a key regenerative grazing strategy and understand how it can be implemented within a livestock grazing system

The fourth part of our grassland guide looks at how adaptive multi-paddock (AMP) grazing systems work

Part four of our grassland guide looks at what is involved in a rotational grazing strategy

Bovine ischaemic teat necrosis is believed to be widespread across Great Britain, but its cause is undetermined and treatment options are limited and only partially successful. Wendy Short reports.

Rather than just accepting what your seed merchant has to sell, it is important to first talk about your grass-growing needs when planning new leys and swards