When rearing healthier calves on milk replacer, good hygiene and nutrition is essential. But the first step is ensuring sufficient high-quality colostrum within 12 hours of birth. A newly born calf’s ability to absorb immunoglobulins in colostrum reduces significantly from about six hours and has gone completely by 24 hours. (Source; AHDB Better Returns). […]
Accurately recording an animal’s weight has become easier with modern handling equipment such as cattle crushes, weigh platforms, and squeeze crates fitted with digital scales. When integrated with EID panel or stick readers, these systems enable meaningful data capture such as weight, that provides valuable insights for livestock producers. In the UK, capital grant schemes […]
This is a pilot grant scheme. The scheme opens for applications on Monday 7th of September 2020 and closes to applications midnight Sunday 11th of October 2020. The Agricultural Transformation Programme (ATP) was announced in Programme for Government 2019-2020 to promote changes in the Scottish Agricultural sector to meet challenging Climate Change targets. We […]
The Farming Investment Fund This £27 million fund provides grants to farmers, growers, and foresters (including related contractors) so that they can invest in the things they need to improve productivity and enhance the natural environment. This includes new equipment, technology, and infrastructure. The Farming Investment Fund is made up of 2 parts: The Farming […]
The Farming Equipment and Technology Fund is part of the Farming Investment Fund. It offers grants for specific items of equipment to increase productivity, boost environmental sustainability and improve animal health and welfare. Farmers, foresters and growers in England, including contractors to these sectors, can apply for a grant between £1,000 and £25,000. Grants go […]
The Welsh Small Grant Efficiency Scheme is specifically aimed at supporting farmers to produce food in a sustainable way, whilst taking proactive action to respond to the climate emergency and to help reverse the decline in biodiversity. It focuses on providing capital funding to help farmers in Wales to improve the technical, financial and environmental […]
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