New technology at Welsh farm shown to extract 90% of water from slurry
6 September 2018
A dairy farm with a 500-cow herd could potentially make savings of nearly £50,000 a year and reduce its risk of polluting watercourses by removing the water from slurry and purifying it, according to a...
Powys farmer Corrine Mathias was lucky to survive a farm accident last year – now she’s lending her support to a new farm safety campaign
7 August 2018
Experienced Powys farmer Corrine Mathias took almost six months to get back to full health after a terrifying accident on her family farm just over fifteen months ago. Corrine, who works locally as a part...
Is Once A Day (OAD) milking or Three in Two a potential strategy during the hot dry spell?
16 July 2018
The past nine months has seen some extreme weather which is creating challenges when it comes to feeding livestock.These challenges include cows dropping in milk yield due to reduced feed availability and hence body condition...
Omega 3 in milk
Take home messages:
- Omega 3 fatty acids are linked to many health benefits for consumers
- Omega 3 levels in milk can be influenced by the cow’s diet, such as increasing fresh forage feed intake
- Consumer demands for organic dairy products...
Managing soil pH key to grassland production on Welsh organic dairy farm
29 June 2018
Exceptional soil pH values resulting from regular applications of lime is allowing a Pembrokeshire organic dairy farm to grow grass using only home-produced slurry and farmyard manure.
Soil acidity is an influential factor in forage...