News
Get the upper crust with slurry
ALLOWING a crust to form on a slurry lagoon or tank is a cost-free method of reducing emissions while storing manure and slurry, and will help get more nutrients from your muck into your soils and crops, according to the latest information from DairyCo.
Read more | Comments (0) | March 11 2010
Get cows on the right track this spring
COW tracks should be seen as a crucial part of your farm infrastructure according to DairyCo extension officer Piers Badnell.
Read more | Comments (0) | March 08 2010
Events
Save money with nutrient budgeting through Catchment Sensitive Farming - Windermere, Cumbria
Kent and Leven Catchment Sensitive Farming Workshops:
Full Event Details | Starts March 12 2010 at 09:45AM
Entry Level Stewardship / Higher Level Stewardship Pre-Booked Clinic - Chelford, Cheshire
RICHARD Potts from the Land Management Advisory Service (LMAS) within Natural England will be available to assist and check Entry Level Stewardship (ELS) and Upland ELS (UELS) applications
Full Event Details | Starts March 15 2010 at 10:00AM
Fact Sheets
Woodchip Pads for out-wintering cattle
Published on 08 March 2010
Out-wintering pads (OWPs) offer a sustainable alternative to out-wintering livestock on 
grassland and a reduced cost alternative to conventional housing - according to a three year project part funded by DairyCo and EBLEX under the LINK Research Programme.
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woodchip_pads_for_outwintering_cattle_fact_sheet.pdf
What’s new to help nitrogen decisions in spring 2010?
Published on 24 February 2010
ADAS scientists have brought together new and topical information to help farmers make correct nitrogen decisions this Spring. The full text of the advice can be downloaded here.
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whats_new_to_help_nitrogen_decisions_in_spring_2010.pdf