Focus: Improving Soil Management

For livestock farmers, soil management is often overlooked in favour of more immediate concerns like animal health and feed supply. There seems to be a misconception that the soil will grow crops regardless how its farmed.

As summer comes (all three days of it) and goes the farming calendar turns to autumn, and thought turn to reseeding, be it after cereals, grass or maize crops. However, there is a growing consensus that August may be a more strategic time for this task (maybe not for maize but you get my drift).

Biosecurity is the foremost line of defence against infectious diseases in commercial poultry, sometimes being the only safeguard, as with Avian Influenza.

Protein supplementation represents a significant expense in dairy rations. Unfortunately, dairy cattle struggle to efficiently convert feed nitrogen into milk and metabolizable protein.

In beef production, effective monitoring is essential for optimising efficiency and profitability. One of the most insightful metrics for gauging productivity is the kilograms of liveweight produced per day on the farm.

2024 sees Crediton Milling Co Ltd celebrate its 60th anniversary. From our company’s conception in 1964, the foundation for the business was to offer quality rations, higher levels of service and value for money.
All of which remain key elements today.

The short answer ( for those of you that know me well, I am not that good at providing short answers!) is yes – A LOT!

Typically, this used to be a summer disease, with classic signs of high mortality affecting birds at peak lay.

Maximising forage utilisation (or using grass better as it should be referred to) can be an easy win on farm, especially when it comes to grazing.