Improve nutrition for dairy herds Dairy farmers who take first-cut silage during April often  end up with better quality forage, says a specialist. Sticking to a traditional May cutting date for making first-cut grass silage could be putting winter milk yield at risk, claims Amanda Clements, Ecosyl technical business... Read more

• Deadweight prices reach record highs • Domestic production expected to fall • Tighter supplies meet higher demand Beef prices are expected to remain firm this year – although imports are expected to rise to compensate for a fall in domestic production. UK beef production is expected to decline... Read more

Part 1: How to make the most of winter forage Variable weather last summer has meant varied forage samples for feeding this winter, writes Nerys Wright. Yet many of us continue to feed the same amount of forage and the same supplements – year in, year out – regardless... Read more

Sheep farmers are being encouraged to conduct a forage analysis well ahead of lambing to ensure ewes receive the correct feed rationing and nutrition following last year’s  challenging silage season. “Forage quality varies massively from year-to-year, and 2024’s wet spring and variable summer posed particular challenges for farmers trying... Read more

Beef farmers could finish their cattle quicker and more efficiently thanks to a new feedstuff. Available in blends or as a farm pack, ProFinisher boosts daily liveweight gain by up to 6% – so cattle are finished earlier on less feed. Cattle are said to achieve an overall 19kg... Read more

A ground-breaking acid technology could help poultry producers eliminate the threat of deadly pathogens. Trials undertaken by Aga2Tech, with support from Innovate UK, indicate an in-water peracetic acid treatment could prevent on-farm poultry infections – offering an effective alternative to antibiotics. Commercial trials involving 250,000 broilers were carried out... Read more