Smart farming

Nutrition-based strategies can also include grassland management, mainly by offsetting the need for concentrates, while most of the management-based strategies work by means of animal, slurry and fertiliser management. Photo: Roel Dijkstra

25-04-2022 | Article

8 options for dairy farmers to reduce emissions

Precision feeding in dairy cattle is progressing and in Canada, development of a new, highly-innovative system is well underway. Photo: Koos Groenewold

13-04-2022 | Article

New approach: Optimised precision feeding in dairy

Utilising smart dairy technologies such as robotic milking facilities provide dairy farmers an upper hand when it comes to gradually drying cows off. Photo: Henk Riswick

01-04-2022 | Article

Drying off management on smart dairy farms

Once fields have been grazed-off and grass covers are low, Fox believes it is an ideal time to apply lime. Photo: Shutterstock

29-03-2022 | Article

Turning to lime to reduce costs for dairy farmers

Antennae in the enclosures pick up signals from the sensors, allowing them to monitor what all the cows are up to: where the cows are walking, how active they are and what behaviour they are displaying, such as standing up or lying down. Photo: Hans Prinsen

22-03-2022 | News

Automatic lameness detection at the touch of a button

John Deere has stopped all shipments to Russia and Belarus. Photo: Chris McCullough

15-03-2022 | News

Farm machinery companies pull out of Russia

Photo: Lely

07-03-2022 | News

Lely discontinues activities in Russia and Belarus

The very first cheese robot is assisting Danish dairy with the quality control. Associate professor Klavs Martin Sørensen. Photo: Anders Fjeldsted

04-03-2022 | News

Denmark: A peek at the world’s first cheese robot

For dairy farmer Justin Telford, power bills became an increasingly significant spend. Photo: Rabobank

21-02-2022 | Article

How much are solar systems saving dairy farmers?

Mark Reed, Professor of Rural Entrepreneurship at SRUC, which has led the £1.5m project, said: “These findings are important because they show the important role hedgerow planting can play in meeting net zero targets. Photo: Wick Natzijl

15-02-2022 | News

Dairy farmers reaping the benefits of private investment

Best practices

18-12-2024 | Expert opinion

Debunking a myth: ‘You can’t successfully import foreign cattle breeds into Africa’

25-04-2024 | Article

5 top tips to avoid drop in milk quality at turnout

20-03-2024 | Article

Best biosecurity practices on dairy farms

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