- The School Milk Project helping celebrate World School Milk Day30 October 09
The School Milk Project helping celebrate World School Milk Day - Lameness in British Dairy Herd30 October 09
A quarter of the British dairy herd is lame at any one time, costing farmers an average of £180 per case through lost milk sales, treatments and reduced productivity. To help stem this drain on the industry, DairyCo recently held a mobility event in Cornwall, armed with fresh thinking on this common problem.
- New measures for EU dairy sector21 October 09
At the EU Agricultural Council that took place on 19 October, the EU agriculture commissioner Mariann Fisher Boel indicated the Commission’s intention to propose the creation of a €280m fund to be made available to the EU dairy industry. - Mastitis Control Plan Update20 October 09
Dairy farmers should beware of jumping on the latest trend in order to cure high cell counts and mastitis, as they may be overlooking the main sources of their problem. That was the main message to come out of the DairyCo and Farmers Guardian Mastitis Clinic at the Dairy Event last month. - EU Commission’s High Level Expert Group on Milk meets for the first time16 October 09
Following on from the EU Commission’s proposed measures to look at stabilising the dairy sector and producers’ income, the newly formed High Level Experts’ Group on Milk met for first time in Brussels on 13 October. - Precision Feeding for Productive Cows15 October 09
Precise feeding during the dry period is essential if farmers are to have healthy and productive dairy cows, according to a leading Dutch vet. - Simple Changes to Grass Management Have Big Savings Potential10 October 09
Dairy farmers can save £1000s with better grass management and utilisation, and many are already doing so following some simple changes to their systems. - Milk Matters - Richard Davies, DairyCo extension officer for Wales2 October 09
Dairy producers are being encouraged to take a holistic view to tackling the problem of mastitis in Welsh herds, and look ‘outside the box’ for ways to combat the disease.
- Is calving index important for higher yielding herds?1 October 09
Piers Badnell DairyCo south west technical extension officer looks at the financial and health and welfare facts behind the classic fertility benchmark. The national average calving index is 420 days. This has risen over the years along with yields, and there are some who believe that a higher calving index doesn’t matter if yield remains high. This is largely because it is at calving when more problems occur with the cow, so fewer calves means fewer problems.
- Why Dry Cow Management Matters1 October 09
DairyCo is currently running a series of feeding+ Dry Cow Management events based around part of the feeding+ programme. Extension Officer Hugh Black talks about why it is such a crucial period, the important aspects of dry cow management, and some of the new thinking in the area.
