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04/07/2024

STRIDE MOBILITY WORKSHOP - Don't miss out...

There’s still time to sign up to attend a free Stride mobility workshop and be entered into a draw to win 20 Igenity Extra tests from Neogen – the combined genomic and BVD test to give you the best data on your calves. So come along and hear the latest thoughts on improving foot health during our free practical workshops.

Stride Workshops
9th July - Shepton Mallet BA4 6SS
10th July - Dyfed, SA34 0XE
11th July - Gloucester, GL15 6DN
16th July - Derbyshire, DE6 2FD
17th July – Stirling, FK8 3QE
18th July - Cumbria, CA4 0JH

To find out more and to register, click on the event link below to choose your closest workshop.

https://www.eventbrite.com/o/stride-78462317293

03/07/2024

03/07/2024

Jason and Sam are at Down to Earth today in Cheshire – looking forward to talking all things calf rearing! 🐄

Come and say hi if you’re there 👋

Royal Association of British Dairy Farmers (RABDF)

01/07/2024

Only 15 places left

2 weeks, 3 days and counting..,

HAVE YOU BOOKED YOUR TICKET YET?

CowManagement readers get 10% discount, use code - Readeroffer24 when in check out.

To find out more, don't delay, book your tickets today using the link below.
https://www.cowmanagement.co.uk/national-youngstock-conference

Click here for the full programme:https://www.cowmanagement.co.uk/_files/ugd/c0b82c_ff798859d7d8459795f49eb6de4972b7.pdf

The aim of each farmer focused presentation is to help, advise and provide useful information for everyone that works with youngstock, beef or dairy. Each presentation is delivered by an industry professional, well known in the youngstock world.

Tickets cost £49.50 plus VAT and includes the presentation sessions, refreshments, light lunch and a comprehensive magazine that provides a summary of each of the days sessions and access to over 35 trade stands. Tickets are limited, please book today to avoid disappointment.

To book tickets click on the link below.
https://www.cowmanagement.co.uk/national-youngstock-conference







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30/06/2024

It’s that time of year to start getting the ground ready for autumn! Why not start by ordering your soil conditioner(s) from us

Humistart+ by Timac Agro UK helps to improve your soils structure, reduce organic matter levels, increase biological activity and increase nutrient uptake.

For more information & advice please don’t hesitate to contact our FACTS Qualified Sales Representative Trevor Dunn;

📲 07966 209670

💻 [email protected]

29/06/2024

Only 20 places left

2 weeks, 5 days and counting..,

HAVE YOU BOOKED YOUR TICKET YET?

CowManagement readers get 10% discount, use code - Readeroffer24 when in check out.

To find out more, don't delay, book your tickets today using the link below.
https://www.cowmanagement.co.uk/national-youngstock-conference

Click here for the full programme:https://www.cowmanagement.co.uk/_files/ugd/c0b82c_ff798859d7d8459795f49eb6de4972b7.pdf

The aim of each farmer focused presentation is to help, advise and provide useful information for everyone that works with youngstock, beef or dairy. Each presentation is delivered by an industry professional, well known in the youngstock world.

Tickets cost £49.50 plus VAT and includes the presentation sessions, refreshments, light lunch and a comprehensive magazine that provides a summary of each of the days sessions and access to over 35 trade stands. Tickets are limited, please book today to avoid disappointment.

To book tickets click on the link below.
https://www.cowmanagement.co.uk/national-youngstock-conference







AHDB MSD Ruminants GB Alta Genetics Royal Association of British Dairy Farmers (RABDF) Cornwall YFC Devon Yfc Gillian Dosson Wiltshire YFC

29/06/2024

Only 20 places left.....don't miss out.

2 weeks, 5 days and counting..,

HAVE YOU BOOKED YOUR TICKET YET?

CowManagement readers get 10% discount, use code - Readeroffer24 when in check out.

To find out more, don't delay, book your tickets today using the link below.
https://www.cowmanagement.co.uk/national-youngstock-conference

Click here for the full programme:https://www.cowmanagement.co.uk/_files/ugd/c0b82c_ff798859d7d8459795f49eb6de4972b7.pdf

The aim of each farmer focused presentation is to help, advise and provide useful information for everyone that works with youngstock, beef or dairy. Each presentation is delivered by an industry professional, well known in the youngstock world.

Tickets cost £49.50 plus VAT and includes the presentation sessions, refreshments, light lunch and a comprehensive magazine that provides a summary of each of the days sessions and access to over 35 trade stands. Tickets are limited, please book today to avoid disappointment.

To book tickets click on the link below.
https://www.cowmanagement.co.uk/national-youngstock-conference







AHDB MSD Ruminants GB Alta Genetics Royal Association of British Dairy Farmers (RABDF) Cornwall YFC Devon Yfc Gillian Dosson Wiltshire YFC

29/06/2024

Find out more from from the Feed for Growth team at the National Youngstock Conference 18th July. More details available on https://www.cowmanagement.co.uk/national-youngstock-conference

For your heifers to calve at 24 months, they need the right start - aim for a higher weaning weight for an earlier first calving.

Read more about weaning in our technical bulletin about weaning the high milk fed calf:https://feedforgrowth.com/ugc-1/uploads/pageblocks/5110/da144df1550f1e5bbaf09845b17713c7.pdf

28/06/2024

WIN 25 x 20KG bags of Milkivit – FREE TO ENTER

We’re showcasing another prize giveaway in the June issue of CowManagement as part of our 21st birthday celebrations, courtesy of Trouw Nutrition.

Simply click on the link below for your chance to win 25 20-kilogramme bags – that’s half a tonne – of Milkivit Energizer energised calf milk.

ENTER HERE https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/XDL2XTH

It takes five minutes to fill out the short form to make sure you’re in with a chance to scoop this top prize. So give it a go and you could be well stocked with calf milk replacer come mid-summer.

Entries close on July 31, 2024, and the competition winners will be notified either by telephone or email. So don’t delay, click on the link below and enter today.

ENTER HERE https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/XDL2XTH

27/06/2024

Halton Farm's Karen Halton is our opening speaker at July’s National Youngstock Conference. And who better than this award-winning producer and calf-rearing specialist to open a packed programme at this year’s event? We've just a handful of tickets left, so book your place at: https://cowmanagement.co.uk/national-youngstock-conference

26/06/2024

Only 30 places left

3 weeks and counting..,

HAVE YOU BOOKED YOUR TICKET YET?

CowManagement readers get 10% discount, use code - Readeroffer24 when in check out.

To find out more, don't delay, book your tickets today using the link below.
https://www.cowmanagement.co.uk/national-youngstock-conference

Click here for the full programme:https://www.cowmanagement.co.uk/_files/ugd/c0b82c_ff798859d7d8459795f49eb6de4972b7.pdf

The aim of each farmer focused presentation is to help, advise and provide useful information for everyone that works with youngstock, beef or dairy. Each presentation is delivered by an industry professional, well known in the youngstock world.

Tickets cost £49.50 plus VAT and includes the presentation sessions, refreshments, light lunch and a comprehensive magazine that provides a summary of each of the days sessions and access to over 35 trade stands. Tickets are limited, please book today to avoid disappointment.

To book tickets click on the link below.
https://www.cowmanagement.co.uk/national-youngstock-conference







AHDB MSD Ruminants GB Alta Genetics Royal Association of British Dairy Farmers (RABDF) Cornwall YFC Devon Yfc Gillian Dosson Wiltshire YFC

24/06/2024

🌟 Exciting News for Farmers! This July 18, the National Youngstock Conference will be at their new venue of Exeter’s Sandy Park! Meet industry professionals, learn from expert presentations, and explore over 30 trade stands. Perfect for all involved in calf rearing. Save £5 with discount code: BonanzaNYC24. Book your spot now! https://www.cowmanagement.co.uk/national-youngstock-conference

24/06/2024

One month to go and counting..,

HAVE YOU BOOKED YOUR TICKET YET?

CowManagement readers get 10% discount, use code - Readeroffer24 when in check out.

To find out more, don't delay, book your tickets today using the link below.
https://www.cowmanagement.co.uk/national-youngstock-conference

Click here for the full programme:https://www.cowmanagement.co.uk/_files/ugd/c0b82c_ff798859d7d8459795f49eb6de4972b7.pdf

The aim of each farmer focused presentation is to help, advise and provide useful information for everyone that works with youngstock, beef or dairy. Each presentation is delivered by an industry professional, well known in the youngstock world.

Tickets cost £49.50 plus VAT and includes the presentation sessions, refreshments, light lunch and a comprehensive magazine that provides a summary of each of the days sessions and access to over 35 trade stands. Tickets are limited, please book today to avoid disappointment.

To book tickets click on the link below.
https://www.cowmanagement.co.uk/national-youngstock-conference







AHDB MSD Ruminants GB Alta Genetics Royal Association of British Dairy Farmers (RABDF) Cornwall YFC Devon Yfc Gillian Dosson Wiltshire YFC

21/06/2024

National Youngstock Conference 2024

21/06/2024

Explore the benefits of Galebreaker's VentTube Cool over traditional fans for effective livestock barn ventilation.

20/06/2024

20/06/2024

Find out more and meet the ARN team on 18th July at the National Youngstock Conference in Exeter.

For further information or to book tickets please use the link below.

Use discount code Readeroffer24 to get £5 off a ticket.

https://www.cowmanagement.co.uk/national-youngstock-conference

🐄Top tips from our Advanced Heifer Team 🐄

They had the following question asked on insta: How should you transition from colostrum to milk replacer? And how much should they be having at what age?

Here's what they said 😎

Firstly, the initial colostrum feed in the first 2-6 hours of life is the most important (we all know that), but there are benefits to feeding colostrum, or transition milk (milk kept out of the tank post-calving), past 24 hours.

Though the calf can’t absorb any antibodies after 24 hours into the blood, transition milk provides local immunity in the gut. It also offers more protein and fat than any milk replacer or whole milk, and still contains high levels of bioactive compounds.

When transitioning either from colostrum or transition milk, some of you have problems - usually in the form of scours. This shouldn’t be the case. To minimise transition difficulties, we recommend the following:

1) Ensure colostrum/transition milk is harvested and fed hygienically.

2) Use a milk replacer that is 100% dairy protein, high skim, high in digestible fats, and formulated for optimal digestion/health (this will provide the calves with a product more similar to that of transition milk to support digestion and performance).

3) If you are moving from colostrum/transition milk onto a whey powder, you may see some differences in faecal score. This is because the casein in cows milk is digested differently to whey protein. You could create a mix between transition milk and CMR over 4 days, but you would need to ensure that your DM of your total feed is right (please ask us if you need guidance with this). If you move from colostrum to CMR, we must accept some differences in digestion for the first few days.

4) Get your volumes up within the first 7-14 days. For example, a Holstein calf should be on a minimum of 6L a day (ideally 8L+), so if a calf is fed 4L of colostrum after calving, and another 2-4L 12 hours later, we would start calves the next day on a minimum of 3L CMR morning and night, and get volumes up to 4L ASAP. If you take too long increasing volumes, the calf’s gut can naturally limit its intake.

5) Wean gradually!! Over 2-3 weeks, depending on volumes of milk fed.

🐄🐄🐄

20/06/2024

It’s that time of year when the cows start getting hot & need a good scratch!

The Happy Cow Duo is the perfect addition to your shed or yard

Here’s some benefits below ⬇️

🐄 The cow cleaning machine is automatically activated by the animals slightly raising the brush

🐄 High-quality bristles ensure a long service life

🐄 Optimised brushes ensure that animals are happy to use them

For more benefits find it on our website ➡️ https://www.dpagri.co.uk/product/cattle-brush-happycow-duo/

Contact our sales representatives for more information;

Rob
📲 07736 127872
💻 [email protected]

Jemma
📲 07474 556652
💻[email protected]

20/06/2024

Check out this Norbreck Goodyhills Emperor calf 👀
Emperor... the bull other companies are using to make the next generation of sires! He is the number one bull in the breed scoring over 120 on days to slaughter, carcase weight, carcase conformation and average daily carcase gain!
Check out our brand new beef catalogue here-
https://issuu.com/semex2010/docs/ukbeef-jun2024-pt?fr=sZDFjMjcxMzMxODQ

20/06/2024

We're putting some feelers out to find producers who like to put pen to paper. Do you like to write and - more importantly - do you have an opinion on all-things dairy, and wider economic, political and cultural issues? If so, please get in touch! And please share! Thanks✍️🤔🐄🥛🚜🌱

19/06/2024

What is really going on with heat stress on farm?🌡️☀️ Heat stress is becoming an increasing issue on farms due to rising global temperatures and a higher fr...

18/06/2024

Less is more with prescription fertiliser

Reducing total nitrogen inputs on grassland, by as much as 15%, without impacting returns is possible. And producers can reduce emissions and improve sustainability.

Producers looking to reduce emissions and improve sustainability will be aware that nitrogen fertiliser is a significant factor but will be wary of reducing its use if yield and forage quality are to be maintained.

Click on the link to read on...

www.cowmanagement.co.uk/post/less-is-more-with-prescription-fertiliser

If you are a dairy producer in the UK and want to see more articles that have been published in CowManagement magazine then please visit https://www.cowmanagement.co.uk/articles
or
if you want to receive a copy of the magazine please click on the link below. https://www.cowmanagement.co.uk/receive-a-copy

18/06/2024

Catch SCCL on 18th July at the National Youngstock Conference in Exeter.
For further information or to book tickets please use the link below.

https://www.cowmanagement.co.uk/national-youngstock-conference

Our Colostrum Counsel offers a variety of insightful articles that dive into a variety of topics to help you enhance your knowledge and practices. Get expert advice on colostrum management and newborn best practices. Ensure the healthiest start for your calves with guidance from our knowledgeable team.

Visit https://sccl.com/colostrum-counsel/ to read more. the link in our bio to learn more.

18/06/2024

As temperatures rise, so does the risk of coccidiosis in calves 🌡️

Stay ahead this summer with our expert tips on preventing and managing this prevalent disease to ensure the health and growth of your herd.

🔗 Read our article on what you need to know to keep your calves thriving in the heat: https://feedforgrowth.com/articles/view,summer-coccidiosis-risk_52.htm

17/06/2024

Tickets selling fast, book today.
Www.cowmanagement.co.uk/national-youngstock-conference

National Youngstock Conference 2024