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Are pumpkins safe for horses? This is a question we get asked each Halloween, when we have an abundance of decorative pumpkins.

It finally feels like summer is here and hopefully a break from what seems like the longest and wettest winter!

The importance of upholding soil health and sustaining its productivity for the future is essential. Cover crops can prove an effective means of contributing to soil health and quality when incorporated into a rotation. 

Selecting a variety for autumn sowing begins with evaluating your current variety within your specific farming system. Additionally, it's important to consider any new varieties available on the market, including a few new options this autumn.

Whilst we all welcome the warmer, sunnier days of spring and summer it can be a challenge for some horses and ponies. For us owners, watching the daily Pollen Forecast becomes a must! So what can we do to help our horses and ponies breeze through this pollen season. 

Lice infestations in horses can be a persistent and troubling issue for equine owners, particularly as the warm summer months approach. Understanding how lice multiply, and the measures that can be taken to manage and prevent these infestations is crucial for maintaining your horse's health and comfort.

In the first months of life, it is well understood that calves can be very efficient at converting feed to gain, but are equally very susceptible to digestive upsets that can reduce performance and survivability. 

Whole milk is still fed to calves routinely on dairy farms in some capacity or another. But what constitutes “whole milk”?

“In 2022 with the drought and food shortage, we were expecting the worst, but we had a phenomenal year with fertility” says Warwick Gill.
 
Running 1,500 Suffolk Mules and Texel Mule ewes in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire the first 250 lamb early in February and the remainder 1,250 lamb outdoors in April. The area as a whole is generally low in Iodine. 

Aroma and taste play vital roles in calf nutrition, increasing palatability linked with increased feed intake. 

Our trusted Start'n'Wean formulation now includes a unique Apple Molplus flavour and aroma. Molplus is an appetite enhancer with a rich aroma and caramel taste. Based on the same sensory profile as molasses. Primarily, the way a feed smells and tastes is critical in determining feed palatability. Calves, like all animals, possess highly developed senses of smell and taste, which guide their feeding behaviour increasing overall feed intake.