Colostrum is a concentrated source of nutrients, which includes fats, proteins, Immunoglobulins such as Immunoglobulin G (IgG), carbohydrates, vitamins and minerals. Ensuring that a newborn calf gets the correct amount of good quality colostrum as soon as possible after birth is paramount to produce a healthy calf.

Choose a supplement containing magnesium. The direct relationship between stress & magnesium is well documented. Poor magnesium status has been shown to cause a heightened stress response in horses. Research has shown that magnesium supplemented horses had lower heart rates in stressful situations, such as after transportation. Magnesium is safe and has no adverse effects so is ideal to use a calmer supplement.

Thanks to its high nutritional content, maize silage has a lot to offer as a forage option for both dairy and beef herds. However, maize can be a marginal crop if not harvested and ensiled correctly.

British gardens can suffer a number of problems that will result in dead/ empty patches, whether it is from the removal of weeds & moss or the location of last year’s paddling pool that won’t recover on its own, our guide will help show you how to fix this little problem. 

Spring is the perfect time to give your lawn a health check and make those necessary steps to getting summer-ready.

Weighing calves on an electronic scale sounds like good practice – but who has got time for that?! I caught up with a couple of dairy farmers who have bought an electronic scale within the last 12 months to ask their thoughts so far on using it.

We are all aware of the detrimental effects that heat stress can have on our cows, and are often quick to run to the cow sheds and collecting yards to put measures in place to mitigate this.

There is no cure for BYDV once a plant is infected and with the loss of Deter seed treatment, greater emphasis is placed on well-timed and targeted applications of aphicides.

Nettex Calmer Maintenance Powder is formulated to maintain magnesium levels using chelated magnesium giving long-lasting effectiveness.

Nettex Calmer Maintenance Liquid contains magnesium aspartate hydrochloride, the gold standard of magnesium and is quickly absorbed for a rapid and long-lasting effect. They both encourage wellbeing & concentration.

There has been some debate recently about the recommended level of protein we should be feeding to calves and heifers, with many of the guidelines coming from the United States on feeding calves high protein starter. It is important that we look closer to home and take the advice on rearing our heifers to suit our system, with the feedstuffs available to us for the animals, we are rearing for longevity not just yield.