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Farmers urged to be alert for lungworm disease in cattle
Farmers are urged to remain alert for lungworm disease in cattle as the peak period for infection continues into October, according to the latest…
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New project will deliver bTB-resistant breeding for dairy cows
Dairy farmers will be able to genetically select for bovine tuberculosis (bTB) resistance within two years, due to a new joint research project…
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Dairy farmers 'lost over 1p/litre last year'
Dairy farmers lost over a penny on every litre of milk produced last year, as costs of production soared due to the appalling wet weather. The…
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Major cuts of greenhouse gas emissions from livestock within reach
Greenhouse gas emissions by the livestock sector could be cut by as much as 30 percent through the wider use of existing best practices and…
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Borderway bull sale 'one of the UK's largest'
Harrison and Hetherington have announced that they are to conduct one the UK’s largest sales of Holstein & British Friesian bulls that has been seen…
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Opportunities for precision technology to improve dairy herd performance
Tracking animal behaviour, improving heat detection, picking up subclinical disease, improving grazing outputs and reducing lameness will all be…
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Calf disease monitoring system wins first Nick Bird Award
First winner of The Nick Bird Award is Doug Fleming, an agricultural engineering student at Harper Adams University, from Berwick-upon-Tweed. He…
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McCormick dealer celebrates with Powys organic dairy farmer
Organic dairy farmers Merfyn and Beryl Edwards will raise a glass to their local tractor dealer following a presentation to celebrate a sales…
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Premier pedigree herd competition winner announced
Holstein UK’s Premier pedigree Herd for 2013 is Bill Nadin and Yasmin Bradbury’s Sterndale and Peak herd from Earl Sterndale near Buxton in…
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Labour Party decision on badger cull 'wrong,' says Kendall
The Labour Party has said it would halt the badger cull policy if it won the general election. But National Farmers' Union President Peter Kendall…
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