Many of our imported raw materials are priced in dollars, so the recent five cent improvement in the $/£ exchange rate is good news. Of greater encouragement is the price of cereals; LIFFE wheat futures have dropped £42/t this year with large crops in most of the key exporting countries on the way, even though the UK is going to
“AminoMax-Pro, manufactured using a new patented process, is the first true breakthrough in protein nutrition for 20 year and provides a tremendous opportunity for UK dairy farmers,” says Duncan Rose, Chief Technical Officer for Carrs Billington.
Speaking at the commissioning of the new £1.3million manufacturing facility at Carrs Billington’ Lancaster Mill, Duncan expanded on the benefits to milk producers
Duncan Rose has some answers
Carrs Billington have received many calls from farmers who are seeing low milk ureas (less than 180mg/l) in dairy herds that are grazing full time. Why is this and are the cows short
The weekly grass tests show that protein levels in grass are where we would expect them for the time of year. The recent hot weather
”Watch the butterfats” warns Duncan Rose of Carrs Billington.
The weekly milk from grass figures produced by Frank Wright/ Trouw Nutrition International, (Click here for figures) show that there is plenty of milk to be had from grass. Good energy and protein levels suggest that on average milk producers could be looking at M+15 litres
Great weather means there is more milk to be had from grass this week. The weekly milk from grass figures, shown here, are produced by Frank Wright/ Trouw International.
They show a significant improvement in predicted grass intakes and milk yields from forage than those seen a couple of weeks ago. On average good milk producers could be getting maintenance plus
Over 25 000 people enjoyed a great day out at the Northumberland County Show on Monday. We welcomed seeing so many Carrs Billington customers visiting our stand to admire the impressive display of machinery and enjoy some hospitality, as the pictures show.
Congratulations to Tom Lee, Hexham Branch delivery driver,
“Come and visit the best country show in the North of England” is the invitation from Show Chairman Chris Chomse, who works for Carrs Billington at our Hexham branch.
This year the show is at a new venue, the home of Lord and Lady Allendale at Bywell, near Stocksfield. “Everything is coming together really well and the show will look fantastic
Below are the latest figures kindly supplied by Frank Wright/Trouw Nutrition International. Energy and protein levels are good but cold weather and slow growth means that milk from forage is lower than we would expect in a typical May.
There is a wide variation between farms and regions, please contact Carrs Billington if you would like your grazing tested
