Challenging Traditional Beliefs About Dairy Nutrition
Monday 01 Dec 2025
Last month Crediton Milling were delighted to host Zinpro’s Dr Huw McConochie, Research Nutritionist, for a series of ‘Rumen Roadshows’ across the South West. These interactive workshops and discussions challenged traditional beliefs about dairy nutrition, focusing on the critical role of rumen health and muscle tissue development in heifers for long-term lactation success.
Read More...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.
Read More...Back to the Basics
Friday 01 Aug 2025
As a placement student from Harper Adams, I am fortunate to go out on farm with specialists and disappear into the background despite my size!
Read More...Are your Cows Trending?
Tuesday 01 Apr 2025
Dairy farms generate huge amounts of data—some find it invaluable, others struggle to link it to daily decisions. And let’s be honest: a graph on its own never made anything better. But spotting trends and setting trigger points for review, that’s where the value lies.
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Nitrogen planning - we still have a lot to gain
Sunday 01 Jun 2025
Applied nitrogen from fertiliser, slurry, FYM, biological fixation and purchased feed often exceeds what is actually utilised by crops. That gap, known as nitrogen use efficiency (NUE), is the key to understanding both lost value and environmental impact.
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Thinking About Drier Conditions, a plan for next year
Friday 01 Aug 2025
With longer dry spells becoming a regular feature of the UK climate, (watch it rain now and not stop) we are having to rethink how to grow, manage and conserve forage.
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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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The Economics of Creep Feeding Lambs
Saturday 01 Feb 2025
Creep feeding lambs offers significant benefits, particularly for early finishing systems or where forage quality is suboptimal. However, its viability depends on a clear understanding of costs and potential returns.
Read More...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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