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Top tips on making quality silage
TIME4SILAGING – Top Tips On Making Quality Silage
13 May 2022

With the cost of bought-in feed soaring, homegrown silage is an obvious choice to reduce reliance on purchased feedstock to meet target milk yields. However, [...]

The benefits of alfalfa for livestock species
The Benefits Of Alfalfa For Livestock Species
6 May 2022

Alfalfa is a commonly used ingredient in feeds for a wide variety of species including livestock, horses and pets such as rabbits. Whilst Dengie specialise [...]

Bank Holiday Opening Times Spring and Summer 2022
28 April 2022

Our store opening times over the Spring and Summer Bank Holidays 2022 are as follows: Branch Mon 2 May Thu 2 June Fri 3 June [...]

Nutritionists advise to take care with early spring turnout
TIME4GRAZING: Nutritionists advise to take care with early spring turnout
20 April 2022

With high feed costs comes a natural eagerness to release animals onto “cheaper” spring grass as soon as conditions permit. And with many already turned [...]

Feeding dairy cows at spring turnout
TIME4GRAZING – Feeding cows at spring turnout
13 April 2022

With silage currently costing approximately £1.50 per percentage of dry matter (DM) to produce and grass costing considerably less, assessing the quality of grass before [...]

To Creep Feed Or Not To Creep Feed
TIME4TLC – To Creep Feed Or Not To Creep Feed?
13 April 2022

As every bite is precious, make the most of it by feeding a balanced diet, tailored to high levels of performance and an optimum rumen [...]

Plan dairy dry cow diets to cope with on-farm costs
Press Release: Plan Dairy Dry Cow Diets To Cope With On-farm Costs
8 April 2022

Press release: Issued 22 March 2022 Plan dairy dry cow diets to cope with on-farm costs With rising feed costs, make sure dairy cows achieve [...]

Preventing milk fever in dairy cows
Time4Transitioning: Preventing Milk Fever In Dairy Cows
6 April 2022

Clinical milk fever in dairy cows can cost around £200-£300 per case. The disorder can also exacerbate the risk of secondary issues such as ketosis [...]