Profitable farming requires continued development and use of a wide range of skills. Good nutrient management is an important aspect of this and can contribute to business efficiency and reduce ...

Improving existing buildings or designing new builds to the best standards has a lasting and positive impact on animal health and productivity. This manual covers a wide range of aspects to improve ...

Effective post-milking teat disinfection (PMTD) is essential to a good milking routine and a critical control point for contagious mastitis. It’s particularly important if the herd’s bulk SCC is over ...

Explore and watch recordings of our past dairy webinars at a time to suit you. All our upcoming online events are listed on the AHDB Events page.

Although soil type cannot be easily changed, knowing which soil type is present helps determine how to manage the soil to optimise its structure, water relations, and nutrient supply. Healthy, fertile ...

Achieving better returns from a suckler herd depends on increasing the number of calves weaned from the cows and heifers that are mated. Nutrition, health and good management drive fertility. Feeding ...

As consumer interest in the origins and production of food continues to grow, the campaign will build trust in the nation’s agricultural sector, by highlighting the environmentally friendlier ...

Over three-quarters of farms in England and Scotland of 50 ha (124 acres) or more in size will be affected by the changes to Inheritance Tax, a new independent analysis from AHDB shows.

The InCalf guide for GB farmers with block-calving herds pulls together the accepted knowledge on dairy herd fertility management, drawing on AHDB’s extensive amounts of research and resources, as ...

Manage soil structure to enable retention of readily available water. Ensure soil is at optimum moisture content at the time of bed formation to achieve a good tilth and maintain storage pores.

KPIs are a set of figures that help you manage your farm by showing, at a glance, which areas are performing well and those that need to be reviewed. We’ve simplified the available on-farm measures ...

From grain store preparation to final dispatch, this best practice guidance will help you to minimise loss of premiums, through claims and rejections. Critically, it covers how to identify and manage ...