Displaying items by tag: feeding

Monday, 27 July 2020 11:54

Setting calves up for future

Successful calf rearing starts at the beginning and getting it right will always be important in setting them up for the future, says calf feeder maker Stallion Ltd.

Published in Farm Health
Wednesday, 27 May 2020 13:34

More options with clever multi-feeder

Giltrap Engineering says its Multi-Feeder Plus offers users a wider range of feeding options. 

Published in Farm Products
Tuesday, 12 May 2020 09:47

More options with clever multi-feeder

Giltrap Engineering says its Multi-Feeder Plus offers users a wider range of feeding options. 

Published in Machinery & Products
Friday, 11 December 2015 15:55

Feed focus pays off in Oz

Australian dairy farmers Casey and Bonnie Taylor are noticing the difference after changing their cows' diets from Freddo Frogs and low G.I. bars.

Published in Management
Thursday, 10 December 2015 11:27

Fatter and fatter

US ranchers are letting cows gorge in feedlots for up to 60 days longer than usual.

Published in Milking It
Wednesday, 14 October 2015 13:24

Silage: quality in equals quality out

Quality silage is a stable feed made from quality pasture preserved in the absence of oxygen by quality fermentation to minimise any loss of feeding value, says DairyNZ.

Published in Management
Saturday, 26 September 2015 09:37

Feeding supplements in a low payout year

The challenging milk payout will have many farmers scrutinising budgets for ways to reduce spending.

Published in Farm Health
Sunday, 13 September 2015 10:00

Save on calf rearing

Animal nutrition company SealesWinslow says weaning calves from milk when they reach 65kg could add to the bottom line if a good value meal and pasture is added to the diet early on.

Published in Management
Wednesday, 02 September 2015 14:54

Focus on feeding – vet

Sheep and beef farmers need to focus on feeding their best stock well, according to Martin Walshe, practice manager of Hunterville Vets.

Published in Farm Health
Friday, 28 August 2015 14:00

Strategies to manage low pasture cover

Many farms are running with lower than target average pasture covers (APC) this time of the year. The months of June and July were cooler than normal so pasture growth rates have not been where they would normally be.

Published in Farm Health
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