Flexible milking regimes have been growing in popularity within the New Zealand dairy industry. This has lead to the undertaking of trials to find the key requirements for it to succeed. Here are the findings.
With the price of running a business on the rise, LIC’s lead Pasture to Profit consultant, Sean Chubb, gives some tips on how to ensure your business is resilient in these challenging times.
In a plan to utilise economies of scale, and reduce our carbon footprint, we are working together with Cogent to develop a distribution programme that ensures our straws are delivered efficiently to farmers across the UK this year.
We cover the latest news from LIC’s innovative Walford College monitor dairy farm including results from the first three weeks of mating and recommendations for the upcoming weeks.
In this insightful webinar LIC’s Malcolm Ellis presents findings from New Zealand farms on efficient cows, Sophie Evers from Teagasc shares data from the Irish dairy industry then we cover the practical application of these concepts in a British herd.
LIC has joined forces with Barbers Auctions and Gwilym Richards as Market Drayton Dairy Sales to offer six specialist market days next year that will give producers a chance to see any cows they buy playing a major part in their overall herd improvement plan.
For the last two years, LIC has been working with North Shropshire College on their Walford College campus farm. Together we want to improve the sustainability of the farm by improving the milk from pasture, the longevity of the cows and the financial stability of the business.
There has been a lot happening in New Zealand’s animal evaluation space over the past 18 months, including developing enhancements to the national animal evaluation system and a review of the National Breeding Objective.
With interest in alternative milking frequencies growing, watch this LIC Europe webinar to help make an informed decision for your farm
Is bloat around the corner? Pasture to Profit consultant, Piers Badnell, tells you to keep a look out.
With good repro performance the key to profitability, this webinar examines some key areas of management and the role it has played in improving performance on a dairy farm in Ireland.
Watch the video to learn how the Archer family focuses on bull selection to ensure they breed optimal grazing animals.
