The benefits of adding Actisaf to dairy herd feed rations have been well documented, specifically related to improvements in rumen performance and function. But one dairy farmer in Co Monaghan, Ireland, is convinced that it has also delivered other benefits, as his herd’s fertility has...
The transition between winter and spring grazing, and the reverse in the autumn as cows are housed again, can cause dietary upset in even the best managed and well-bred dairy herds. But with the right management, and with careful ration management, milking cows can make...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="grid" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" css=".vc_custom_1483612054482{padding-bottom: 10px !important;}"][vc_column][vc_column_text] Dairy farmer, Jim Scott, has been pleased with the benefits he's seen from feeding Actisaf® yeast probiotic to his cows. So, when he heard about a calf bucket that combines Actisaf® with Safmannan® premium yeast...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="grid" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" css=".vc_custom_1483612054482{padding-bottom: 10px !important;}"][vc_column][vc_column_text] Adrian O’Driscoll has a real focus on maximising the amount of milk solids produced from grazed grass, while also ensuring he meets the nutritional requirements of his herd while grazing. [/vc_column_text][vc_separator type="transparent" thickness="0" up="30" down="0"][vc_column_text]“I am...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="grid" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" css=".vc_custom_1483612054482{padding-bottom: 10px !important;}"][vc_column][vc_column_text] The inclusion of Actisaf® in cow rations has enabled one family farming partnership in Annan, Scotland, to maintain high milk yields without having to worry about the negative impact of acidosis on cow health and...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="grid" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" css=".vc_custom_1483612054482{padding-bottom: 10px !important;}"][vc_column][vc_column_text] The McKee family has been farming at Strangford View Farm in the Craigantlet Hills outside Newtownards, Northern Ireland since 1922. [/vc_column_text][vc_separator type="transparent" thickness="0" up="30" down="0"][vc_column_text]Nowadays, the farm is run by husband and wife, Colin and Linda McKee,...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="grid" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" css=".vc_custom_1483612054482{padding-bottom: 10px !important;}"][vc_column][vc_column_text] Always keeping an eye on what the customer wants is key to success for Powys suckler to store beef producer, Russell Williams, who farms on 900 acres at Red House Farm near Trefeglwys. [/vc_column_text][vc_separator type="transparent" thickness="0"...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="grid" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" css=".vc_custom_1483612054482{padding-bottom: 10px !important;}"][vc_column][vc_column_text] Low milk prices last year led Yorkshire dairy farmers, Gary & Steven Swires, to question the inclusion of yeast in their dairy cow rations, despite having fed yeast for a long time. [/vc_column_text][vc_separator type="transparent" thickness="0" up="30"...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="grid" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" css=".vc_custom_1483612054482{padding-bottom: 10px !important;}"][vc_column][vc_column_text] Adding probiotic yeast to the diet at Hare Appletree Farm has helped farmer, Andrew Metcalfe, improve milk yields whilst achieving more milk from forage. [/vc_column_text][vc_separator type="transparent" thickness="0" up="30" down="0"][vc_column_text]Andrew farms in partnership with his mother, Christina,...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="grid" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" css=".vc_custom_1483612054482{padding-bottom: 10px !important;}"][vc_column][vc_column_text] Many sheep farmers are looking to reduce costs and improve profitability, and that is certainly the route that husband and wife team, John and Louise Hastings, have followed. [/vc_column_text][vc_separator type="transparent" thickness="0" up="30" down="0"][vc_column_text]Farming at Tucks Farm,...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="grid" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" css=".vc_custom_1483612054482{padding-bottom: 10px !important;}"][vc_column][vc_column_text] The inclusion of Actisaf® and Safmannan® in the calf diet at Little Hook Farm in Haverfordwest, South Wales has contributed to significant young stock improvements. [/vc_column_text][vc_separator type="transparent" thickness="0" up="30" down="0"][vc_column_text]Dan Evans farms in partnership with his...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="grid" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" css=".vc_custom_1483612054482{padding-bottom: 10px !important;}"][vc_column][vc_column_text] Although Harvey and his siblings are the sixth generation to live and work on the family farm, it was Harvey who established the pig enterprise, diversifying into this area to allow the farm to remain...