Somerset farm manager Ollie Blackburn is driving a policy of home-grown feeds for the 350-cow dairy herd he runs at Dillington Farms, near Ilminster. High annual milk production adds to this challenge ...

For dairy farmers, “good feed promotes good production” is a guiding principle that has a direct cause-and-effect impact on milk tank volume. As a result, providing the highest quality feed is crucial ...

As the dairy industry evolves, so do the tools needed to keep up with it. From shifting herd sizes to tighter labor windows ...

Dairy rations in modern times look much different than those from many years ago. During the United Sorghum Checkoff co-sponsored webinar that took a deeper dive at the role of forage sorghum in dairy ...

At first glance, it appears that the nation’s dairy farmers are collectively churning out more butterfat. However, in evaluating these milk component trends, it’s important to also conduct monthly com ...

GRAZING conditions are extremely poor at the moment and grass dry matter is low, at 12% –14%, leading to poor grass intake and supplementation is needed to meet the deficit in energy requirements. For ...

Some 90% of India’s dairy farms have adopted a ration balancing software tool that reduces methane emissions by 12-15% per kg of milk while reducing feed costs and increasing productivity. Under ...

Producing a home-grown ration for cattle is an aspiration for more and more livestock farmers, and many rearing and finishing beef have made good progress in this endeavour. But dairy herds present ...