08 May 2024
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3 min read
Heat stress occurs when cows generate and absorb more heat than they can expel. When the temperature-humidity index (THI) exceeds 72, cows suffer from heat stress – often as a result of high ambient temperatures,...
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Milk contracts are changing - and in the coming weeks all milk buyers in the UK will be legally required to make the contracts they hold with their suppliers compliant
21 April 2025
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4 min read
The Yates family run two pedigree Holstein herds in Dumfriesshire on the same management system, with one milked three times a day and the other twice
21 April 2025
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6 min read
Larkton House has long been a grazing farm but over the years Peter Done and his team have worked hard to refine the system to ensure grass remains at the core of the business
20 April 2025
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6 min read
