Calf rearing is a fickle business. The market is notoriously unpredictable, with prices and demand affected by the climate outlook and price schedule. Large-scale calf rearers Eric and Helen Pidduck ...

Hydroponic barley fodder trays under LED grow lights during final-stage development in Sprouting Gear's vertical farming system. Cattle feed on fresh, nutrient-rich hydroponic barley fodder mats ...

At the height of the fodder crisis, when the Irish Farmers' Association and the Department of Agriculture were importing hay from France, and pictures adorned our TV screens of airport authorities ...

A New South Wales farmer has built an intensive indoor fodder system he says can be built cheaply and provide a lifeline to farmers to drought-proof their property. Alan Smith, from Jamberoo on the ...

When Peter Mwangi ventured into dairy farming two years ago, his biggest headache was the high prices of animal feeds. He had bought three Friesian cows for Sh300,000 and the high cost of feeds was ...