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Hedgecutting is a family business for S.H. Smith and Sons, so what did they think of a new entrant to the market with a familiar pedigree? Jane Carley reports.

Apps are increasingly helping to make management decisions easier, placing data ‘in your pocket’ for use in field conditions, rather that relaying it from the office.

Dairy farmers are constantly being urged to increase milk from forage, but the exact financial benefits of doing this are not always spelled out.

Taking a targeted approach to the use of manures and slurries as part of a comprehensive nutrient management planning process is essential to keep input costs manageable.

Ross Dilks, an agronomist with Agrii and a dairy farmer in Derbyshire, says although his clients have tried a variety of home-grown feed sources over recent years, his experience shows grass is consistently the most cost-effective way to feed dairy cows.

Yield mapping for grassland provides vital information to inform future decision making and diet planning and the technology need not cost the earth.

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Switching to precision slurry application techniques leads to reduced contamination and improved grass growth. Two farmers share their stories.

As market analysts predict milk price rises into autumn 2022, dairy farmers who can maintain milk yields over this period will be in the best position to take advantage of this buoyant market.

Soil compaction often goes unnoticed in grassland soils and yet it can have an adverse impact on productivity comparable to the effect in cultivated soils.