Feeding Signals answers the four practical questions that every dairy farmer and worker on every dairy farm asks:1. What should I feed and how much?2. What is the best way to make sure every animal gets the right ration?3. How ... More

Feeding Signals answers the four practical questions that every dairy farmer and worker on every dairy farm asks:1. What should I feed and how much?2. What is the best way to make sure every animal gets the right ration?3. How ... More

Feeding Signals answers the four practical questions that every dairy farmer and worker on every dairy farm asks:1. What should I feed and how much?2. What is the best way to make sure every animal gets the right ration?3. How ... More

For the pork producer, the top priorities are growth and feed conversion. But managing a finishing pig operation requires more than just providing good feed. Raising healthy, peaceful pigs is at least as important, and the live... More

‘HORSE SIGNALS TEACHES YOU THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LOOKING AND SEEING.’   Horses are constantly sending out signals about their health, welfare,nutrition and behaviour. The art is to pick up these signals, and to understand an... More

Pigs are constantly giving out signals about their health, well-being, and performance. The art is to perceive these signals and to use them to monitor and improve the nutrition, care and housing of your animals.   Veterinary... More

Dry period, special needs cows and treatments brings together all the practical information about the most important period in the cow’s lactation cycle, the group of cows that require most attention and the jobs that have the ... More

Fertility is a management issue. It’s not just a matter of doing such and such or giving the cows such and such. Good fertility results from processes such as dry period, calving, lactation, heat observation and insemination. ... More

Fertility is a management issue. It’s not just a matter of doing such and such or giving the cows such and such. Good fertility results from processes such as dry period, calving, lactation, heat observation and insemination. ... More

For the pork producer, the top priorities are growth and feed conversion. But managing a finishing pig operation requires more than just providing good feed. Raising healthy, peaceful pigs is at least as important, and the live... More

For the pork producer, the top priorities are growth and feed conversion. But managing a finishing pig operation requires more than just providing good feed. Raising healthy, peaceful pigs is at least as important, and the live... More

For the pork producer, the top priorities are growth and feed conversion. But managing a finishing pig operation requires more than just providing good feed. Raising healthy, peaceful pigs is at least as important, and the live... More

Rearing calves into heifers is a major investment in terms of money and labour. Your dual aims are to turn your heifer into a strong, productive dairy cow and to use labour, housing and feed efficiently. If you achieve these ai... More

Rearing calves into heifers is a major investment in terms of money and labour. Your dual aims are to turn your heifer into a strong, productive dairy cow and to use labour, housing and feed efficiently. If you achieve these ai... More

Our cows’ hooves are the weakest link in their health, along with feed and feed intake. Cows that become lame - however slightly - will eat, drink and lie down less. They will therefore produce less milk and it will be more dif... More

‘HORSE SIGNALS TEACHES YOU THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LOOKING AND SEEING.’   Horses are constantly sending out signals about their health, welfare,nutrition and behaviour. The art is to pick up these signals, and to understand an... More

‘Laying hens are not egg laying machines. Proper care requires knowledge of the animal and the capability to use this in practice. For optimal results.’Not all poultry farmers maximise the full potential of their birds. Both ke... More

‘Taking care of the little ones pays dividends! As a professional in the field, successful rearing depends on you.’   For successful farm results, the sow must produce large numbers of healthy piglets on the one hand and the ... More

‘Taking care of the little ones pays dividends! As a professional in the field, successful rearing depends on you.’   For successful farm results, the sow must produce large numbers of healthy piglets on the one hand and the ... More

The most important arable crop needs the most attention. Is it getting it from you?   Crop farming and potato growing are inextricably linked. Just about every crop farmer has potatoes in his cropping plan - sometimes just as... More

The most important arable crop needs the most attention. Is it getting it from you?   Crop farming and potato growing are inextricably linked. Just about every crop farmer has potatoes in his cropping plan - sometimes just as... More

The most important arable crop needs the most attention. Is it getting it from you?   Crop farming and potato growing are inextricably linked. Just about every crop farmer has potatoes in his cropping plan - sometimes just as... More

'Your crop shows you the quality of your soil'   Farmers pay a lot of attention to their crops. But it's all happening just underneath your feet: a crop is just a reflection of soil fertility. Management of the soil is at lea... More

As a pig farmer your goal is to get the maximum number of healthy piglets, while balancing your own wishes with animal welfare and developments in society. But how? First of all by observing your sows well, and by acting before... More

As a pig farmer your goal is to get the maximum number of healthy piglets, while balancing your own wishes with animal welfare and developments in society. But how? First of all by observing your sows well, and by acting before... More