Independent agricultural news briefs, selected and explained by the KindHarvest Team.
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Beef · Dairy · Holistic Management · Livestock · World Ag News
Producing milk sustainably with grazed grass and forage is central to the farming system at a Carmarthenshire dairy farm.
Cover Crops · Dairy · Holistic Management · Livestock · Soil Biology · Soil Health · World Ag News
Grazing livestock on cover crops has three big benefits: cost savings, time-saving and soil health improvements.
Dairy · Livestock · World Ag News
From 2012 to 2021 alone, Vermont has lost over 390 individual dairy farms as food production has largely been ceded away from small families, and into large, agri-business operations.
Beef · Dairy · Livestock · World Ag News
Some farmers opt to keep cows out all year round and take advantage of the cow being able to feed herself and dispose of her own manure, reducing the overall costs of
Beef · Dairy · Livestock · World Ag News
Heat stress negatively affects animals’ performance, including their milk production, growth rate, and fertility. Producers often select their breeding livestock for productivity gains.
Dairy · Livestock · Regenerative Agriculture · World Ag News
Arla Foods said it will explore regenerative dairy farming practices on six pilot farms in the UK and create data-driven proof points of their impact on nature and climate.
Dairy · Livestock · Regenerative Agriculture · World Ag News
Regenerative farming practices “that work with nature instead of against it” are championed by Henry Dimbleby as a key tool for reducing the farming sector’s emissions in his National Food Strategy.
Beef · Chickens · Dairy · Holistic Management · Livestock · Regenerative Agriculture · World Ag News
Alexandre is among a small number of dairies that have embraced regenerative agriculture, boosting soil health and biodiversity, without access to corporate support.
Dairy · Holistic Management · Livestock · World Ag News
Since rotationally grazing his youngstock, Cumbrian dairy farmer Adrian Bland has been able to increase the amount of stock he carries on his farm by 40% as well as maintaining growth rates.
Dairy · Holistic Management · Livestock · World Ag News
Rotational grazing involves dividing a field into smaller paddocks and rotating livestock around these paddocks. It can not only improve weight gains compared to traditional set stocking, but resting paddocks allows grass