News

Watch for heat stress in collecting yards

HEAT stress can be a year round danger, but the summer months mean looking out for the symptoms and acting to prevent stress is essential.

Eblex website relaunch

EBLEX has relaunched its website as an essential online tool for the English beef and sheep industry.

Research: Coarse limestone = better eggs

LIMESTONE particles need to be a certain size to affect laying performance and egg shell strength, according to recent research at the Institute of Animal Science in Czech Republic.

New Fertiliser Manual (RB209) now available from Defra

The long-awaited 8th Edition of the Fertiliser Manual - known as RB209 is now available to download from www.defra.gov.uk/rb209

Improving Grassland: Getting more from less

UTILISING the grass available to you before it goes to seed may seem a simple concept but many farmers are often under-stocked and unaware that valuable grass is going to waste.

Advice on slurry storage facilities - The Water Resources (Silage, Slurry and Agricultural Fuel Oil) Regulations 2010

THESE regulations (from the Environment Agency website) aim to prevent water pollution from stores of silage, slurry and agricultural fuel oil.

DairyCo and NACFT to build national mobility database

DAIRYCO and the National Association of Cattle Foot Trimmers (NACFT) have started a joint project to build a national foot lesion database.

BPEX forges ahead with pig industry challenges

PHYSICAL performance, health and environment are three pig industry challenges being tackled head-on by BPEX.

Act now to avoid problems next winter - SAC warning to livestock producers

BEEF and sheep farmers should start planning now to minimise the legacy this late spring has left for next winter.

Cattle Handling Systems – The Do's and Don'ts of Design

FOLLOWING the success of the beef improvement meeting held at Highfield Farm (Chorley) in February, a second meeting was held at the same venue looking at cattle handling systems and their design in more detail.