Content related to the topic: nutrition

20 March 2025

Grain nutrient analysis and its role in management

How to carry out, analyse and use the results of grain analysis.

22 May 2024

Worming advice from Challenge Sheep farmer Rob Hawke

First generation farmers Rob and Anna Hawke joined the AHDB Beef & Lamb-funded project, Challenge Sheep, when it began in 2017.

22 May 2024

Worming advice from Strategic Farmer Adrian Coombe

Strategic Farmer, Adrian Coombe, farms with his wife Lyn, and father Peter, at Dupath Farm in Callington, Cornwall.

28 March 2025

Liver fluke survival in silage project

Liver fluke is a parasite that affects the health and welfare of livestock, specifically cattle and sheep. This research investigates whether liver fluke in silage poses a risk to livestock.

6 January 2025

On-farm demonstrations provide practical messages for growers to try at home

Results show attention to detail key at Strategic Cereal Farm East results day

2 June 2026

Genetic Improvement Networks

Genetic Improvement Networks (GINS) generate pre-breeding material that carries novel, profitable and sustainable traits.

12 February 2021

Feeding the high yielding dairy cow

Soaking concentrates overnight helped milk yields increase by 1.5 litres per cow at Hillhead of Covington

23 January 2026

P-owered up for RB209

The 2020 revision of the AHDB Nutrient management guide (RB209) will feature the first major changes to phosphorus (P) guidance in nearly four decades.

15 August 2019

Agronomists will meet to future-proof pest management

The Agronomist Conference this year will focus on IPM

10 October 2025

Calculating dry matter intakes for rotational grazing of cattle

A successful grazing system depends on allocating good-quality grass to meet the animals' requirements.

29 May 2019

Integration, the key to managing pests, weeds and diseases

Industry needs to adopt a fully integrated approach to managing pests, weeds and diseases, to support sustainable farming in the long-term, according to AHDB.

3 December 2024

Which nutrient management system to use?

Regular soil tests and the recommendations associated with them are vital tools that must be used in order to ensure the best possible crop yield