Breeding Blocks - Shape your future 7th October 2019 Taking control of your breeding decisions is vitally important if you want to take full advantage of your farming system and milk contract. READ MORE
Revised genetic index will help increase cow lifespans 3rd December 2019 The genetic index which predicts dairy cattle lifespan has been revamped to make it more accurate and indicate longevity in additional days rather than lactations READ MORE
Opportunity for dairy farms to help reduce phosphorus loss 8th November 2019 The University of Reading, in collaboration with Harper Adams University, is running a project looking at reducing phosphorus losses and is searching for dairy farms across the GB to participate READ MORE
Doubling milk from forage 14th October 2019 One Wiltshire dairy farm has managed to double its milk from forage by changing seven, set-stocked fields into a 34 ha grazing platform comprising 22 paddocks for its 130 Holstein Friesians READ MORE
IDF debunks myths about dairy and sugar 3rd October 2019 Issues pertaining to body weight and obesity can sometimes be attributed to the consumption of milk and other dairy products, due to their apparent high sugar content. The 2019 International Dairy Federation(IDF) World Dairy Summit addressed the latest science on dairy and sugar in our diets. READ MORE
Diabetes ‘can be kept at bay with a glass of milk every day’ 4th September 2019 Drinking milk at breakfast time cuts the risk of obesity and type 2 diabetes, research suggests. READ MORE
New dairy cattle breeding method increases genetic selection efficiency 8th July 2019 Brazilian scientists at São Paulo State University (UNESP) collaborating with colleagues at the University of Maryland and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) have developed a dairy cattle breeding method that adds a new parameter to genetic selection and conserves or even improves a population’s genetic diversity READ MORE
Beef farmers – need some help this summer? by Simon Gee 20th May 2019 French students seek internships on UK beef farms READ MORE
Top genetic traits to improve lifetime yield revealed by Marco Winters 13th May 2019 AHDB Dairy have revealed the genetic traits dairy farmers should focus on if they are aiming to increase their herd’s daily lifetime yields for fat and protein READ MORE
