Articles

Articles written by our expert team about the industry, services, products and their day-to-day experiences.

Fuel the Rumen First™ with Zinpro® IsoFerm®

Thursday 01 Aug 2024

Matt Rance
ruminant specialist

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

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Biosecurity in free-range poultry units

Thursday 01 Aug 2024

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

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Autumn reseed: should we really mean August reseeds?

Thursday 01 Aug 2024

Mark Tucker
forage specialist

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).

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CMC at 60

Saturday 01 Jun 2024

Mark Gulley
team leader

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.

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Summer Grazing, top tips and returns

Saturday 01 Jun 2024

Matt Rance
ruminant specialist

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.

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Spotty Liver in Hens

Saturday 01 Jun 2024

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

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Developments in Dairy Nutrition – Has anything changed in sixty years?

Saturday 01 Jun 2024

Dr. Karen Wonnacott
ruminant specialist

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

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Evolution

Thursday 28 Sep 2023

Dr. Karen Wonnacott
ruminant specialist
Matt Rance
ruminant specialist
Blue capital letters spelling out the word 'Evolution'. The first 'O' is replaced by a green and white representation of our planet. A couple of green leaves are shown to the left of the planet image.

You will be very familiar with the ever-changing circumstances we find ourselves in, especially in farming. The goal posts are always moving and in our own ways, we are all custodians of the land. Business profitability remains fundamental to the success and longevity of any business.

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