ADDED VALUE MILK POTENTIAL AVAILABLE FROM SELECTED HOLSTEINS  Leading Holstein sires Loydie, Logan and Toystory are amongst a significant number of elite bulls available from Bullsemen.com that are guaranteed to pass on the desirable A2 beta-casein protein gene to their daughters...  Image (Ref: In59 3/2)

LOCAL MEAT OF EXCEPTIONAL QUALITY AT DAYSDROVE CHRISTMAS CARCASE SHOW Locally sourced quality meat was in abundance at the Daysdrove abattoir in Bishops Castle when the company staged its Christmas 2011 carcase competition...  Image  Image  (Ref:DD11 3/1)

2011

JANUARY SEMEN SALE FEATURES TOP HOLSTEIN GENETICS AT LOWEST POSSIBLE PRICES Bullsemen.com is offering many of its leading Holstein bulls in its 2012 winter sale, including Jancen (2nd in £PLI rankings) at £10.95/straw, Levin (Highest ranked Holstein for Lifespan) at just £9.95/straw and Loydie (a top 10 £PLI Holstein available sexed) at £9.95/straw for conventional semen... Image (Ref: In58 23/12)

NEW ULTRA EARLY FORAGE MAIZE AVAILABLE FOR 2012 SOWING A new forage maize variety offering exceptionally early cob maturity will be available to UK farmers in limited quantities for spring 2012...  Image  (Ref: BSM29 13/12)

NEW DIETARY 'ALKALIZER' FOR ACIDOSIS CONTROL  Home-grown farm feeds specialist FiveF has developed an innovative new 'alkalizing' complementary compound feed product to help livestock producers control winter acidosis problems in beef and dairy cattle... Image (Ref: Five02 12/12)

DAIRY FARMERS FAVOUR D-VALUE OVER YIELD IN QUEST FOR QUALITY GRASS D-value is now ranked higher than dry matter yield by UK dairy farmers when they are selecting grass varieties for reseeding, according to a British Seed Houses survey...  Image  Image  (Ref: BSHI61 8/11)

TOP 10 £PLI OMAN SONS AVAILABLE AS SEXED SEMEN  Oman son LOGAN is the highest ranked Holstein available in the UK as sexed semen following publication of the December 2011 bull proofs.  Logan's full brother Co-op Oman LOYDIE is also in the top 10 for £PLI in the latest rankings and available as sexed semen... Image (Ref: In57 7/12)

HIGH TYPE HOLSTEIN ALLIANCE GAINS STRONGER UK PROOF WITH DOUBLING OF DAUGHTER NUMBERS  The addition of 125 daughters has resulted in significant increases in the UK proof for high type Holstein Alliance in the December 2011 rankings announced this week, moving his figures closer to what has for some time been an impressive international proof... Image (Ref: In56 7/12)

HIGH RANKING GOLDWYN SON GUARINI STRENGTHENS TYPE MERIT WHILST MAINTAINING HIGH £PLI  High ranking Braedale Goldwyn son Guarini is one of the highlights of the December 2011 Holstein bull proof run with a significant improvement in his Type Merit (up 0.22 points to 2.36) alongside an impressive £201 PLI that reflects great overall stability in his figures since his first appearance in April this year...  Image (Ref: In55 7/12)

METHANE REDUCTION POTENTIAL HIGHLIGHTED IN NEW ABER HIGH SUGAR GRASS BOOKLET The potential for reducing methan emissions from livestock is a significant new inclusion in an updated version of British Seed Houses' technical guide on Aber® High Sugar Grasses... Image  (BSHI60 1/11)

HIGH RANKING GUARINI IS HIGHLIGHT OF BULLSEMEN.COM AUTUMN SALE  Guarini, an outstanding new Braedale Goldwyn son introduced by Bullsemen.com this year, is now available from the company at a discounted price of £19.50/straw... Image (Ref: K154 26/10)

ASDA'S SUGAR-RICH GRASS TO CONFRONT COW CARBON CONUNDRUM Asda today announced that it is the first retailer to introduce a revolutionary new grass for its beef, lamb and dairy herds...  (Ref: BSHM29 12/10)

NEXT GENERATION PEDOMETERS GIVE UNSURPASSED LEVELS OF ACTIVITY MONITORING ACCURACY FOR IMPROVED COW MANAGEMENT  A new generation of pedometers, launched by Fullwood, offers farmers the ability to gather improved levels of cow activity and inactivity data, allowing them to improve herd health and boost milk yields while reducing production costs and limiting veterinary expenses... Image (Ref: Full51 3/10)

THE DAIRY SHOW PROVIDES OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW STRATEGIC INVESTMENT A properly funded investment programme focused on areas of the dairy business that improve technical performance has the potential to pay immediate dividends, according to The Agricultural Mortgage Corporation (AMC)...  (Ref: AMC18 27/9)

FIRST RECOMMENDED FESTULOLIUM HERALDS NEW GENERATION OF STRESS-RESISTANT HYBRID RYEGRASSES  The first Festulolium forage grass variety to be included in the NIAB Recommended Lists was highlighted by British Seed Houses at the Dairy Event and Livestock Show. The new variety is a marker of intent to underpin current and future grass breeding work that aims to help safeguard the sustainability of high quality grassland in the face of climate change... Image (Ref: BSHI59 06/9)

NEW GENERATION HIGH SUGAR GRASS  The new Aber High Sugar Grass AberGreen was a major feature on the British Seed Houses stand at the Dairy Event and Livestock Show as the highest yielding intermediate diploid perennial ryegrass in the latest NIAB Herbage Varieties Guide with a grazing yield at 108% of the mean of all perennial ryegrasses on the general list... Image (Ref: BSHI58)

HIGH YIELDING TROIZI FEATURES STRONGLY IN 2012 DESCRIPTIVE LISTS  The high yielding early forage maize variety Troizi from the French breeder Caussade Semences makes its Descriptive List debut in the 2012 edition, recording an impressive 105% dry matter yield in official trials, equivalent to 19.6 tonnes/ha dry matter yield at 11.3 MJ/kg ME... (Ref: BSHM28 6/9))

MTOTO SON DEANN UP IN ALL BUT PRICE FOLLLOWING AUGUST BULL PROOFS Mtoto son England-Schill Deann, bred from the globally renowned Ricecrest Duster family, is one of the biggest improvers in the August 2011 Holstein bull proofs, his all-round figures strengthening as the number of his milking daughters grows... Image  (Ref: In53 24/08)

UAE CAMEL DAIRY EXTENDS ITS FUTURE PRODUCTION SECURITY BY INVESTING IN BRITISH MILKING TECHNOLOGY Al Ain Dairy, the largest dairy producer and leading dairy brand in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), has announced plans to make an investment in new camel milking facilities to deliver long-term supply security and improved milked quality...  Image  Image  (Ref: Full50 23/08)

NEW BLOCK TO FINISH LAMBS  Rumenco has launched a new feed block to enable sheep producers to finish lambs as quickly as possible off available grass or fodder crops... Image (Ref: Rum25 22/8)

AUGUST BULL PROOFS CONFIRM BULLSEMEN.COM AS LEADING SUPPLIER OF PROFIT-DRIVING GENETICS With three of the top five UK proven Holstein bulls in Leif (£187), Jardin (£178 PLI) and Mascol (£175) and retention of the number one overall position with Lynbrook Jancen (£251 PLI), Bullsemen.com has reinforced its position as the leading supplier of high PLI genetics following the August 2011 proof run...  Image  (Ref: In52 9/08)

EXTENDED GRAZING SEASON TO CUT EXPENSIVE STRAW COSTS   Beef producers could save at least £21 a head on expensive straw bedding costs this winter by delaying housing by six weeks and maximising the nutritional potential of late season grass...     Image (Ref: Rum24 5/8)

NEW CALF FEEDING TRIAL HIGHLIGHTS SIGNIFICANT BENEFITS OF ONCE-A-DAY MILK FEEDING  A new Harper Adams University College trial has shown that beef calves on the right once-a-day milk feeding regime will grow faster and can be weaned earlier compared with pen mates on a twice-a-day system... Image (Ref: BCN05 20/7)

NEW GOLDWYN SON GOLDBOY PROVING EXCEPTIONAL FOR UDDERS  Newly proven Goldwyn son Goldboy, who entered the Holstein rankings in April with a Type Merit score over +3, is receiving positive reviews from classifiers in Germany, most notably for his capacity to improve udders... Image (Ref: In51 1/7)

CHOOSE THE RIGHT KALE TO SECURE QUALITY OUT-WINTERED FORAGE  Winter hardiness and a high nutritional value should be key criteria when selecting kale varieties as a supplementary feed source, says Francis Dunne of forage specialists Field Options... Image (Ref: BSHF26 27/6)

NEW LAYING SYSTEMS ELIGIBLE FOR LLOYDS TSB EUROPEAN LOAN DISCOUNT  Poultry farmers investing in new housing and production systems could get a discount of up t o 0.8% on loan interest rates from Lloyds TSB Agriculture, but only for a limited period... Image (Ref: Lloyds31 17/6)

NEW RAM CARE SUPPLEMENT FROM RUMENCO  Rumenco has developed a new Lifeline nutritional supplement formulated specifically for working rams. Lifeline Ram Care draws on the Easicare principles developed by SAC and is designed to promote healthier, fitter breeding stock, the company says... Image (Ref: Rum23 15/6)

ADD VALUE TO HOME-GROWN FEED CEREALS TO CUT WINTER FEED COSTS  Livestock producers can offset the adverse financial impact of another high cost winter by turning home-grown cereals into high energy, high protein feed.  Mixed farmers can also save 25% on feed crop processing costs compared with conventional methods such as combining and drying, crimping and caustic soda treatment... Image (Ref: Five01 10/6)

TOP TYPE MERIT HOLSTEINS AVAILABLE FROM BULLSEMEN.COM  Dairy farmers seeking the highest Type Merit Holsteins now have a choice of three exceptionally good value bulls over +3.0 from Bullsemen.com... Image Image (Ref: In50 6/6)

INVEST NOW, OR PAY LATER  Beef and sheep producers are being urged to maximise cattle and lamb growth rates at grass this summer to avoid the consequence of another expensive feed winter  ...  Image (Rum22 26/5)

SPECIALIST AND DEDICATED BEEF SUPPLY CONTRACTS WILL ATTRACT LONG TERM LENDING  Beef producers developing extended supply contracts, specialist production units and strong export customers are the types of businesses which warrant long term investment said Alick Jones, Agriculture Policy Director at Lloyds TSB on the eve of Beef Expo 2011 at which the bank is major sponsor  ... Image (Ref: Lloyds29  26/5)

INTERNATIONAL DAIRY CONFERENCE INVESTIGATES THE FUTURE OF MILK PRODUCTION   The 2011 European Dairy Farmers (EDF) congress, which is due to take place at Stoneleigh Park in Warwickshire from 30th June to 2nd July, will host a series of seminars and discussions investigating how the industry can adapt to future market challenges and the technologies that will enable farmers to improve herd management ...  (Ref: Full48 24/5)

NEW GENERATION HIGH SUGAR GRASS PROVIDES BENEFITS FOR ANIMAL PRODUCTION AND ENVIRONMENT  The new Aber High Sugar Grass AberGreen enters the latest Herbage Varieties Guide as the highest yielding intermediate diploid perennial ryegrass, with a grazing yield at 108% of the mean of all perennial ryegrasses on the general list... Image (Ref: BSHI57 18/5)

TOYSTORY BREAKS SUNNY BOY'S HISTORIC RECORD  Prolific semen production and worldwide demand from the globally revered Holstein bull Toystory has led to him breaking the longstanding record of 1,767,000 units produced and sold - formerly held by the remarkable Sunny Boy. Still only 10 years old, Toystory continues to receive heavy use, with a waiting list for his semen, and he is soon expected to become the first bull to pass 1.8 million units... Image (Ref: In49 11/5)

NEW CALF REARING SURVEY HIGHLIGHTS POTENTIAL FOR UK PRODUCERS TO MAKE SIGNIFICANT MILK REPLACER COST SAVINGS  Only 15% of large dairy farms are currently capitalising on the significant benefits of once-a-day milk feeding, yet the practice can save around £40 per calf and cut labour input in half without compromising animal health and performance... Image (Ref: BCN03 06/5)

PROSPECTIVE GROWERS INVITED TO DISCUSS HERBAGE SEED AT GRASSLANDS  Farmers visiting Grassland & Muck 2011 to review their business options should consider British-bred herbage seed as a viable alternative enterprise, given strong and growing demand for the product and competitive margins... Image (Ref: BSHI53 04/05)

HIGH RANKING GOLDWYN SONS NOW AVAILABLE FROM BULLSEMEN.COM Guarini is one of the three outstanding new Braedale Goldwyn sons introduced by Bullsemen.com following the April 2011 Holstein proof run...  Image  Image  (Ref: In48  21/04)

FLY LIFE-CYCLES THREE WEEKS AHEAD OF SCHEDULE  The mild March and warm early April weather means fly life cycles are two to three weeks ahead of schedule this year, meaning livestock farmers need to make an early start with their control measures... Image (Ref: Rum21 11/4)

APRIL 2011 PROOF RUN UNDERLINES STRENGTH OF BULLSEMEN CATALOGUE  Bullsemen.com has confirmed its status as the leading supplier of high £PLI Holsteins following the April 2011 proof run, having in Leif (£168) and Mascol (£160) numbers two and three respectively in the rankings for UK proven sires and in Jancen (£241) and Logan (£224) the top two in the rankings for UK and International sires.  Overall, Bullsemen.com now has 31 of the top 100 £PLI Holsteins, and amongst the emerging bulls is the Red Holstein Tableau whose £PLI has leapt by £34 to £114... Image (Ref: In47 8/4)

INDUSTRY RECOGNITION FOR SHROPSHIRE ABATTOIR MANAGER  David Palmer, general manager of south Shropshire's Daysdrove abattoir, has been named Plant Manager of the Year at the national Meat and Poultry Industry Awards held recently in Birmingham... Image (Ref: DD10 4/4)

HIGH TYPE HOLSTEIN ALLIANCE PRODUCING PROGENY TO IMPRESS CLASSIFIERS  Alliance, with a UK Type Merit of +3.22, is delivering progeny to match his outstanding linear proof, with his 21 classified daughters over the last six months averaging 2.9 points higher than their dams according to Holstein UK.  With an average type classification score of 82.2 (71.4% being higher than their dams), this ranks Alliance ahead of any other Holstein bull in the category for bulls with 20-50 new classified daughters in the last six months... Image (Ref: In46 9/3)

NEW CALF MILK FOR COMPUTERISED FEEDERS  Bonanza Calf Nutrition has launched the first calf milk specifically developed for calves being reared on computerised feeders... Image (Ref: BCN02 28/2)

HIGH SUGAR SEED RANGE NOW COVERS ALL GRASSLAND OPTIONS   The 2011 herbage seed mixtures range from British Seed Houses includes four premium mixtures made up exclusively of Aberystwyth-bred high sugar ryegrasses and white clover blends ...  Image  (Ref: IBERS41 18/2)

NEW DATA SHOWS GOOD ENERGY LEVELS IN WINTER GRASS  Winter grass emerging from a blanket of snow and frost does so with a surprisingly high ME content and the phenomenon can help sheep farmers delay compound feeding and conserve meagre, yet highly valuable forage stocks for later in the season... Image (Ref: Rum20 31/01)

2010

SEXED SEMEN FROM HIGHLY RATED OMAN AND SHOTTLE SONS NOW AVAILABLE   High genetic merit Holstein sexed semen is entering a new era of affordability with the launch of fifth placed £PLI sire Loydie and newly released Shottle son JT in a fully sexed format at prices of around £30/straw ...  Image   (Ref: In45  21/12) 

EXCEPTIONAL QUALITY THROUGHOUT AT DAYSDROVE CHRISTMAS CARCASE SHOW   Locally sourced quality meat was in abundance at the Daysdrove abattoir in Bishops Castle this week (Sunday 5th December) when the company celebrated its first year in business by staging its inaugural Christmas carcase competition ...  Image   Image (Ref: DD8 10/12/10)

LOGAN RISES TO NO.1 IN LATEST HOLSTEIN £PLI RANKINGS  Co-op Oman LOGAN from Bullsemen.com has climbed to the top of the Profitable Lifetime Index (PLI) rankings for Holsteins following the December bull proof run... Image (Ref: In44 09/9)

DEMISE OF TOP TYPE BULL VAN GOGH LEAVES SEMEN IN SHORT SUPPLY  Goldwyn son Van Gogh, just announced as the leading Type Merit Holstein sire for the second consecutive proof run, has died, leaving his semen in very short supply...  Image (Ref:In43 09/9)

SHORTAGE OF FORAGE FIBRE AND BICARB EXACERBATING NATIONAL ACIDOSIS PROBLEMS  A lack of good quality first cut silage, low forage fibre levels and a national shortage of sodium bicarbonate mean that many farmers are struggling with acidosis problems this winter...  (Ref: CSM5 06/12)

SNOW AND ICE COVERED PASTURES THREATENING 2011 LAMB CROP  Poor early winter grazing conditions nationwide are putting the 2011 lamb crop at serious risk unless farmers supplement ewe rations...  (Ref: Rum19 06/12)

NEW IN-LINE MILK ANALYSER MONITORS REAL-TIME MILK QUALITY AND PROVIDES EARLY DETECTION OF MEATBOLIC DISORDERS  Leading UK milking equipment manufacturer, Fullwood Limited, has today announced the official launch of a new in-line milk analyser which not only monitors real-time milk quality, but can also provide users with an early warning of metabolic disorders and mastitis within cows in the herd... Image (Ref: Full44 24/11)

NEW LIFELINE FROM RUMENCO   Rumenco has launched a highly cost-effective round block version of its popular pre-lambing bucket-based supplement Lifeline Lamb and Ewe.  Sheep producers purchasing the new Lifeline block will be able to save around £100 per tonne compared with its plastic bucket-packaged counterpart.  In addition, free feeders are currently available with every tonne of the new block supplement ...   Image  (Ref: Rum18 11/11)

NEW MEDICINE RECORD BOOK  With the peak cattle pneumonia season looming and the likely need to treat animals for disease, Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health has produced a new medicine record book to help producers effectively document animal health product usage... (Ref: ISP02 10/11)

GENOMICALLY PROVEN SUPER BRINGS NEW SCIENCE TO THE MAINSTREAM  Charlesdale Superstition (Super), the highest TPI Holstein currently available in the UK - and one of the first genomically proven bulls from the United States to be marketed in this country - is now available from Bullsemen.com at a price of £25/straw... Image (Ref: In42 03/11)