Careers Event at Ribblesdale School…

This year we attended the Ribblesdale High School Careers Fair where we were able to showcase all the different career opportunities available at Dugdale Nutrition and within agriculture. The event allowed us to talk to pupils from years 8 to11 answering questions and educating them of the career prospects in the agricultural sector. Members of […]

Westmorland 2025 Annual Silage Competition…

This year we are proud to be sponsoring the Westmorland Annual Silage Competition. Closing Date: Monday 6th January 2025 Top analysis in each category are to go through to visual final… Visual Judging: w/c 20th January 2025 Supper: Thursday 30th January – 7.30pm (Complimentary supper tickets for all entries! Additional tickets can be ordered from […]

Well Done to our Race For Life team on completing the Blackpool 5K…

On Wednesday evening (3rd July), four of our office ladies took on the challenge of running the Blackpool 5K Race For Life in aid of Cancer Research UK. Left to Right on first photo: Rebecca Farrer (Receptionist), Bethany Duerden (Formulations Assistant), Harriet Hartley (Social Media Marketing Executive) & Eunice Parfitt (Credit Controller). The Blackpool Race […]

Keep your dry cows cool and LiFT® your cow and calf performance…

Brand new to the market, CoolCalver™ has been developed as part of Cargill’s CoolCow® concept to mitigate the effects of heat stress during the dry period and subsequent effects on the calf. A successful dry period is essential to ensure easy calving, a plentiful supply of colostrum for calf vigour, and prevent metabolic disease and […]

DN Progressive Heifer Bucket…

A high specification mineral, vitamin and trace element lick for replacement heifers (dairy and beef). NEW Purple lid (previously black) Optimal mineral, vitamin and trace element supply to help balance potential deficiencies in forage-based production systems and support good bone and skeletal development. Good levels of vitamin E and selenised yeast help support the immune […]

Top Tips For Weaning Lambs…

Lambs are usually weaned at 12-14 weeks of age, but it is the ewe’s body condition score (BCS) and the availability of land that drives the decision when to wean. Once a lamb reaches the age of 8 weeks, the intake from grass provides more energy than the intake of milk so at 8 weeks […]

Maximising milk fat when it’s needed the most…

Milk fat manufacturing and the grazing diet Well managed grazing offers an excellent opportunity to gain financial success through its low cost and highly nutritious nature. However, many of the same nutritional factors that make grass a very valuable feed also hinder the cow’s ability to produce milk fat. Grazing diets predispose cows to two […]

Keep her cycling all season long with Equaliser® CoolCow…

In the UK, daily temperatures during spring and summer can fluctuate but relative humidity doesn’t fall below 60% which is seen as the heat stress ‘trigger level’ on THI scales. This means that cows are almost always under heat stress conditions. When temperatures rise fertility is always the first performance measure to be affected. Fluctuating temperatures in […]