Blog
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Cost-cutting on dairy farms: working smarter pays dividends long term
In uncertain times, it's tempting to make cutbacks on farm inputs that could be deemed a luxury. However, we’re here to show that working smarter, not harder, to improve farm efficiency maximises the chances of long-term profitability.
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#MegaFarmingRoles – Meet Michael Woodrow, Global Technical Manager
With over a decade of experience behind him, who's better placed than Michael Woodrow - Global Technical Manager at Volac International - to advise people considering beginning their own journey into the agriculture career path?
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The importance of calculating your feeding fat ROI
Let's discuss this challenge in direct, practical terms by exploring the question: what’s the return on investment feeding a high C-16 or Ca-salt? And just as importantly, how can you calculate it?
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10 feel-good dairy farming facts
We thought we’d hunt out some dairy farming facts to put a smile on your face and maybe even provide a little inspiration or fresh idea for your dairy farming business model.
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#MegaFarmingRoles – Meet Recruitment Executive, Phil Garnham
We had the pleasure of meeting with Phil Garnham, an Executive Recruitment Consultant for J.P. Trett Ltd, to discuss career opportunities within agriculture.
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10 dairy farming stories to brighten your day
We’ve combed our sources to find some positive stories from the dairy farming community that are sure to put a skip in your step!
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#MegaFarmingRoles – Meet Volac International’s Sarah Banks
Over the coming weeks and months we’ll be sharing the experiences of a number of professionals within the farming community as they discuss their #MegaFarmingRoles - starting with our very own Sarah Banks.
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The fundamentals of body condition scoring
Body condition scoring is an invaluable tool for dairy farmers and has benefits that stretch far beyond keeping tabs on the overall health and wellbeing of your herd...
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Why the need for rumen-protected fat?
In this blog, we'll explore why the type of dietary fat matters, as well as why it needs to be rumen-protected to achieve optimum results.
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Everything you need to know about mitigating methane emissions
We’ve caught up with Dr. Sophie Parker-Norman, Head of R&D and Technical at Volac International, to find out more about the science surrounding CH4 production and how we can manage its production through nutrition.
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Putting your heat stress know-how to the test
As any seasoned farmer will confirm, heat stress can be both distressing and costly, so we figured it would be a good time to refresh our memories and put your heat stress knowledge to the test.
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Keeping tabs on dairy tech trends
Here's a little run-down of the must-have tech for all the moo-vers and shakers of the UK dairy industry in 2022.