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Clamp management is key for quality silage

Clamp management is key for quality silage

It felt slightly surreal to be discussing silage time when there was snow on the ground, but the take-home message from Lancashire’s demonstration event in April was that preparation is the key to making good quality silage. By thinking ahead...

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Grassland management day at Cockermouth

Grassland management day at Cockermouth

Upwards of 30 farmers attended this event at Wellington Farm, Cockermouth by kind permission of the Stamper family.  Speakers included David Long from Barenbrug UK and Hannah Studholme from Carrs Billington and there were demonstrations of...

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BVD - What is the big deal?

BVD - What is the big deal?

Nicola Fair (DairyCo) and Bridget Taylor (Wright & Morten Vet Group) discussed the current situation with BVD, the hidden costs and how simple testing can bring things under control. The objectives of the meeting were to look at:   What BVD...

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Cattle – Live to Dead Event

Cattle – Live to Dead Event

Dawn Meats (formerly Duerdens), kindly hosted this event in February for the Livestock Programme in partnership with Eblex's Better Returns Programme  at the request of local farmers. Steve Powdrill from Eblex gave an informative...

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New chair of BVD group up for the challenge

New chair of BVD group up for the challenge

Greater Manchester beef farmer Bill Mellor has been appointed as the new chair for the BVD stakeholder group. Mr Mellor, who is also the NFU livestock board vice chairman, will chair the BVD group funded by the RDPE and being managed and implemented...

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Cost control key to higher profitability

Cost control key to higher profitability

DairyCo’s latest Milkbench+ report reaffirms last year’s findings that 60% of the difference in margin between top and bottom performers is down to the management of four key cost areas. Management of costs for feed and forage, herd...

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