- Cow signals - the six key needs22 February 10
Karen Lancaster, a qualified vet and DairyCo extension officer for Cumbria and Lancashire, says that cows have six key needs – food, water, air, light, rest and space. By going into the cattle housing and assessing cow behaviour, posture and physical signs with a detached viewpoint, it is easy to identify areas that could be improved. - Are you missing out on grant aid?22 February 10
Grant availability in the East Midlands - Monitor, manage, improve. 22 February 10
More farmers are using benchmarking services to compare the performance of their dairy enterprise with peers and against their own targets. But in GB, we have lacked a single national, robust system that takes an independent and impartial approach. DairyCo’s Milkbench+ has been developed to address this need, and it’s an exciting time for the revised system.
