As a result, there are many factors which can affect shell quality. It is a critical part of producing eggs as it can obviously have some strong financial implications if it is not kept on top of.
Cattle are ruminants and have a rumen that is designed to breakdown plant material and release the energy within it. A health rumen means a healthy and hopefully profitable animal. The rumen has a fibre mat that floats on top of it and keeps conditions right for optimal anaerobic digestion.
Ruminant Focus Team providing high quality technical services on farm. Their efforts are targeted at improving herd health and performance by measuring and monitoring, assisting with statutory recording and providing support to farmers.
At the British Cattle Breeders Conference, a unique event renowned for its mix of practical, high quality speakers and its drive for innovation, we heard from Martin Thatcher, Managing Director…
With the challenging economic pressures currently facing the beef industry, resizing cattle are measures that can be taken to ensure that ALL animals grow as quickly and well as they can? An article from our Ruminant Specialist
Pre-cut testing of fresh grass With all this dry weather, first cut is fast approaching but is it time yet? Mark Tucker, our Forage Specialist has taken some time…
A growing selection of our pick of the most useful web resources. Farmers Guardian The Heart of Agriculture Farmers Guardian, informing and supporting Britain's farmers for over 175 years. Visit…
Due to the exceptional weather conditions, these lambs have been fed on grass silage and CMC lamb feed!
We live in a world of finite resources with an atmosphere that is rapidly warming. Food sourcing is up there with the most influential decisions we can make regarding the wellbeing of our planet. Recently, agriculture has been at the forefront of criticism regarding climate change, but this has been very generalised.
Here are a few memories we think those of you born and bred on a farm might empathise with. With thanks to Farmers Weekly (https://www.fwi.co.uk) 1 Summer holidays. Or so-called…