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BOOST ELIGIBILITY POTENTIAL FOR GRANT FUNDING WITH VETERINARY ADVICE

Farmers in England can boost their chance of receiving 50% grant funding on a range of animal health and welfare equipment by discussing their application with their vet. MSD Animal Health, a division of Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, N.J., USA (NYSE:MRK), today announced that farmers in England who wish to apply for grant funding […]

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SULPHUR APPLICATION ESSENTIAL TO AVOID NUTRIENT DEFICIENCY THIS SPRING

Farmers should be applying sulphur as part of a comprehensive spring nutrition programme to boost potentially depleted soil sulphur reserves following the wet weather.  Sulphur is a highly mobile nutrient, and farmers should assess soil requirements to correct nutrient deficiencies as sulphur plays a key role in nitrogen conversion and supports crop quality throughout the […]

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BEWARE COCCIDIOSIS IN SPRING BORN CALVES AND LAMBS

Cattle and sheep producers are being encouraged to guard against coccidiosis in growing spring born calves and lambs. Youngstock are at particular risk of the parasite-born disease at this time of year once any passive immunity gained from colostrum starts to wear off. “Thanks to antibodies gained through ingesting colostrum early in life, calves and […]

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INVESTMENT IN FODDER BEET CAN MAXIMISE RETURNS

Fodder beet should be a serious consideration for livestock farmers this spring, given its potential to be the highest yielding of UK-grown forage crops and the cheapest per unit of energy produced. So says ProCam’s Rhys Owen, who outlines a number of key management points and recent advances in agronomy that will help to ensure […]

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SENSEHUB YOUNGSTOCK UNLOCKS ENTIRE LIFETIME MONITORING FOR DAIRY HERDS

MSD Animal Health UK Limited has announced the official launch of the SenseHub® Dairy Youngstock application plan in the UK. The SenseHub® Dairy Youngstock application plan from MSD Animal Health uses the SenseHub monitoring ear tag to assess the behavioural patterns of calves from birth to 12 months of age, to identify any signs of […]

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FARM EXPERIENCE UNDERLINES ROLE OF EARLY FOLIAR NUTRITION IN ACCELERATING SUGAR BEET ESTABLISHMENT

Early applications of foliar nutrition could be key to helping this year’s sugar beet crops establish after the effects of the difficult winter. That is the message from experienced Eastern counties agronomist, Ian Jackson of ProCam, who says slumped soils caused by heavy rainfall have caused havoc for creating good seedbeds, with poorer seedbeds, in […]

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ENHANCED NUTRITION ANALYSIS FROM NEW FORAGE REPORT

Agricultural testing laboratories Eurofins Agro UK has launched a new report for the equine market to help owners optimise forage. Equi Feed is based on the established near infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) method which dries and grinds forage samples to provide more accurate and detailed analysis. Eurofins’ forage analysis specialist, Shane Brewer, explains: “The new report […]

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LIFELINE PRE-CALVER INCREASES COLOSTRUM IGG BY 20% IN FARM TRIAL

Compared to an isolated micronutrient programme pre-calving, the additional feed and nutrients in LIFELINE Pre-Calver feed buckets further supports colostrum production. A 2023 cattle farm trial found combination feed and micronutrient bucket LIFELINE Pre-Calver to increase colostrum quality by 20% when compared to an isolated micronutrient delivery method. These results show the benefit of supplementing […]

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SUPPORT FOR TYRE TECHNOLOGY

As temperatures rise, spring cultivations get underway and first cut beckons, the cost of very high flexion (VF) tyres and a central tyre inflation system (CTIS) has been reduced or grant funded to help operators prevent irreparable soil compaction. Wet weather that made 2023 the 11th wettest on record, extended into 2024, with multiple storms […]

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KUHN ADDS WIDEST 12.5M OPTIMER FOR CTF SYSTEMS

KUHN Farm Machinery has introduced a 12.5m version of its Optimer disc cultivator that has been designed to work with controlled traffic farming systems (CTF).   The new 12500 L joins the existing range of Optimer cultivators, which start with the 3m mounted model. It features 100, 510mm discs arranged across two rows for working […]

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NEARLY A THIRD OF SHEEP FLOCKS DON’T KNOW THEIR BARREN EWE RATE

More than 30% of GB sheep flocks don’t know their barren ewe rate or are reporting a figure greater than 5% after lambing. This concerning finding comes from an on-line survey of 966 sheep flocks conducted by MSD Animal Health (a division of Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, N.J., USA (NYSE: MRK)) during January 20241. […]

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NEW SMART FENCE PROTECTS LIVESTOCK

Rutland electric fencing has launched the UK’s first mobile app operated electric fence energiser. The ESD 12000 Smart Energiser can be operated from anywhere in the world, enabling users to monitor their fences in real time and be informed of any breaks in the line. “Notifications from the Smart Energiser to a user’s mobile device […]

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