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A Texel-cross flock is trying to improve future profitability by using electronic identification (EID) data to select for lines that can wean two 35kg lambs at 90 days. The Wilsons…
Switching to a self-replacing composite breed, selected for early growth and outdoor lambing, has boosted productivity on an Australian mixed farm. The Greenline breed replaced the Merino-Leicester crossbreed 10 years…
Home-rearing bull beef on ad-lib concentrates and straw has worked out marginally cheaper for a Welsh suckler enterprise than outsourcing the job to a finishing unit. The Griffith family run…
Calculating ewe efficiency can help inform fundamental flock management areas such as mature ewe weight, feeding management and weaning date. SAC Consulting sheep and grassland specialist Poppy Frater says the process of calculating ewe efficiency…
A strict culling strategy is at the centre of improvements throughout pig producer Simon Watchorn’s outdoor breed-to-finish herd. Simple record-keeping and assessment of the whole herd’s performance have helped pinpoint…
A Welsh beef farm is achieving carbon emissions that are 17% lower than average. Paul and Dwynwen Williams run a herd of 60 suckler cows and intensively finish 120 dairy-bred…
Every commercial farm has its own aims and parameters, but there are some key breeding goals and culling criteria to drive suckler herd performance and profit. This is according to…
Taking the information from the kill sheet, and using some basic sums, can reveal a heap of information about production and efficiency. All too often cattle are sent to slaughter…
Assessing lamb performance early on is essential to ensure steps can be put in place to maintain growth rates post-weaning. The AHDB sheep key performance indicators project found light lambs…
A Welsh dairy farm selling milk on a solids contract is using milk recording data to breed replacements from cows yielding 1kg milk solids (MS) to every 1kg of their…
Lamb producers can hit lamb weights by putting strategies in place which can be measured at eight weeks. Lamb weights at eight weeks are a good indication of maternal milk…
Beef production is a major enterprise in Canada, with more than 90,000 producers in the country. However, with harsh winters and hot summers — as well as the increasing population…
Scottish dairy farmer, George Booth, lives and works on his family farm in Lockerbie after moving up from North Yorkshire in 2006. He is a fourth-generation dairy farmer but his…
Many dairy farmers are searching for ways to control costs without compromising cow comfort, health or performance. Activity monitoring systems can help achieve cost savings by streamlining everyday tasks and…
Fancy a new stick reader, totally free? To celebrate one year of AgriWebb working alongside all our brilliant British users, we’ve teamed up with Tru-Test to offer a FREE XRS2…
With spring calving rapidly approaching, immediate thoughts turn to tagging and feeding our new arrivals ensuring we can identify them easily allowing us to monitor progress and give them the…
With the current uncertainty around Brexit’s impact on the sheep sector, who knows what the new year has in store. But one thing that is becoming increasingly apparent is the…
Managing 750 cows can be a time consuming job if you do everything manually. Arthur Crutchley decided to make modern technology his right hand, in order to run his dairy…
“When you’re making lots of changes, it’s vital to question everything you do.” That’s the view of Ian Norbury who, after working in construction, is now running the family farm…
Processors and supermarkets are missing out on opportunities to grow the value of beef by failing to pay farmers a premium for meat with good eating quality. That’s the conclusion…
From innovation to slightly improved design, engineers and inventors are constantly striving to produce the next big gadget in livestock farming. Farmers Weekly has looked at the top products that…
Selecting the right beef bull on terminal traits could benefit Irish beef farm margins by €150-€200 a head in carcass quality and feed efficiency, according to a national initiative. Industry…
Carmarthenshire sheep farmer and Aberystwyth University graduate Huw Williams completed a HCC scholarship in 2015 looking at how extensive systems in New Zealand and Australia were recording parentage. Talking about…
New research has shown just how valuable it is to record and monitor body condition in commercial ewe flocks and keep it consistent year-round. Independent sheep consultant Lesley Stubbings…
