We are having a pretty amazing autumn so far, which combined with an impressive maize harvest means there’s likely to be enough feed around to do things a bit differently this season. We don’t want cows to be too fat or too skinny going into next season, so now’s the...
Late lactation mastitis can be difficult to manage. Many farms experience an increase in bulk tank somatic cell count towards the end of the season as cows start to produce less milk. This means there is less milk volume to dilute out the number of somatic cells in...
Reduced milking frequency – This might be the season to try it, even if you haven’t used it before. It’s pretty tight for feed on many farms, with the wet soils followed by the cold nights meaning that growth rates during August have been lower than budgeted and...