Lighting for Free-Range Layers: Why Experience Counts
Wednesday 01 Oct 2025
As daylight hours shorten, lighting becomes one of the most powerful tools in flock management. When handled well, it keeps egg output steady, supports shell quality, and helps maintain calm, stable behaviour.
Read More...Evolution Yield Guard: Smarter Nutrition for Sustainable Performance
Wednesday 01 Oct 2025
Most dairy farmers know how hard it is to keep cows performing well while trying to cut emissions and manage costs. Feed efficiency, milk quality and sustainability all matter, but so does keeping things practical and workable on farm.
Read More...Smart Cameras: a farmer's new best friend
Saturday 01 Feb 2025
- Tom Shelbourne
West Country Tech
Farming in the UK has always been a blend of hard graft and tradition but always an early embracer of tech. These days, though, it seems like technology is joining the tractor as a staple on the farm.
Read More...Restoring Life to the Soil: Rebuild Fertility Naturally
Saturday 01 Feb 2025
Walk across a healthy field after rain, and you’ll notice something different. The soil is firm but not compact, absorbing water instead of it pooling or running off into the ditch.
Read More...Ventilation, dust, and immune pressure
Tuesday 01 Apr 2025
April can be a testing time for free-range flocks. As temperatures start to rise and ventilation increases, many producers find themselves juggling air quality, dust levels, and immune challenges—all while trying to maintain strong egg output and shell quality. For systems where birds have outdoor access and a longer lay cycle, managing respiratory health at this stage of the year is critical.
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Managing dry cows without Kexxtone: New tools for a new challenge
Wednesday 18 Jun 2025
With Kexxtone™ boluses no longer available, transition cow management is facing renewed scrutiny. For many, particularly those managing high-risk or high-yielding herds, the question is: how do we continue to support energy balance and rumen function in the final weeks before calving without relying on monensin?
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Where has all the Kexxtone gone?
Sunday 01 Jun 2025
With recent discussions around dry cow management gaining momentum, it’s important to address the ongoing unavailability of Kexxtone and how this impacts transition cow strategies on farm.
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Getting the Best from Your Beef Cattle this Winter
Wednesday 01 Oct 2025
It’s been a funny old summer for grass. The dry spell earlier on knocked growth back hard, and when the rain finally came, it brought plenty of leafy grass but not much substance to it.
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