Advanced Ruminant Nutrition

27/03/2026

🐄 Professor Geoffrey Dahl joined us from the USA this week to give an insight into his latest research into heat stress.

Some key points included:-

🐮Heat stress doesn't just impact on the milking herd
🐮Dry cows exhibit carryover effects of heat stress into early lactation
🐮In utero heat stress reduces passive immune transfer regardless of colostrum source
🐮The affects extended to the heifer calf of a heat stressed cow include poorer health and less milk
🐮Studies have shown that cows can lose up to 4 litres per day due to heat stress

On a more practical level there were also some good discussions about the benefits of soaking cows with water rather than misting and considering drawing clean air into sheds where we have fans.

If you'd like to find out more you can sign up to our newsletter - just send us a message on the link below 😀

Thanks to Carolina from Phibro Animal Health for organising the talks and to the hosts of our farm walk Richard and Rachael Petherick.

24/03/2026

🐄 In this month's British Dairying we hear from Gary Swires and Richard Bainbridge talk about how a joined up approach has helped drive milk yield and quality improvements.

You can read the full article on our website - link in the comments...

20/03/2026

🐄Farm Walk at Aldercombe Barton Farm, Bude, 23rd March

Dairy farmers across the Southwest are invited to join us for a farm walk this Monday, hosted by the Advanced Nutrition team. We’re pleased to welcome Professor Geoffrey Dahl (Department of Animal Sciences, University of Florida) as our guest.

After the walk, we’ll head to The New Inn, Kilkhampton for lunch, followed by an insightful session with Professor Dahl on the latest research into heat stress and a chance to ask your questions.

Just click through to book your free place.

20/03/2026

🐄 Our Head of Technical, Will Tulley was in Barcelona this week for the Zinpro Fuel the Rumen First Conference.

The talk topics were focused around understanding the tools available to better balance ruminant diets to optimise milk production, reduce metabolic diseases and improve sustainability through improved nitrogen efficiency. Some key takeaways included weighing cows in transition and asking different questions about BCS.

Thanks to our hosts Jonathan Huxtable and Luis de Veiga from Zinpro 😀

And If you'd like to find out more - just send us a message.

10/03/2026

🐄Dairy Farmers in the Southwest you are invited to...

Farm Walk & Heat Stress Meeting with Professor Dahl from the University of Florida in association with Advanced Ruminant Nutrition and Phibro Animal Health Europe

Monday 23rd March, 11am - 2pm.
11am Farm Walk - Aldercombe Barton Farm, Bude
Followed by lunch at a presentation at the New Inn Kilkhampton, EX23 9QN

Prof. Dahl joins us from the Department of Animal Sciences at the University of Florida. He'll be taking us through his research on production and health through heat stress abatement. With over 180 peer reviewed papers and awards in the field we look forward to welcoming him on farm and hearing some valuable insights.

To register your free place, please click the link in the comments.

06/03/2026

05/03/2026

🐄 Last month Will Tulley spoke at DairyTech as part of the line up in the Innovation Hub.

If you didn't get to see Will - we've provided a summary of his talk which centred around how using on-farm data can guide smarter nutrition decisions and help cows reach their full potential.

https://www.arn-ltd.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news-from-advanced-nutrition/2026/03/03/dairytech-insights/

As always if there's anything you'd like to know further on the topic or how we can help your herd - please just send us a message.😀

25/02/2026

🐄 First published in the Sustainability Supplement in this months British Dairying Eoghan Mullery talks about the importance of the right strategy when utilising the data from technology in order to make the right practical decisions on your farm. Including an example from a robotic farm and one reducing soya inclusion...

Eoghan Mullery from Advanced Ruminant Nutrition explains why producers face challenges when it comes to sustainability and why technology is just part of the picture. First published in British Dairying

06/02/2026

🐄 The Robot Review continued last week with a meeting in Uttoxeter.

The team talked about our unique data set that is used to help support the right decisions on farm in order to improve animal health and productivity. The session also highlighted the value of building the right team and understanding the economics that underpin success.

The next meeting is near Leeds so if you'd like to attend that one - please just send us a message and we'll get you booked in!

05/02/2026

🐄Will Tulley speaking at Dairy-Tech UK yesterday on the importance of data in cutting-edge nutrition.

The dairy industry has access to a wealth of on farm data, a trend that will only accelerate with the adoption of new technologies and AI. As Will highlighted, the real value lies in understanding how to turn this data into meaningful, real-time decisions on farm - improving herd health, wellbeing, and overall performance.

If you’d like to learn more about Will’s talk, just drop us a comment.

04/02/2026

A busy morning Dairy-Tech UK We’re at stand B58, just opposite the Dairy Hub. Pop by for a coffee and a chat with the team if you’re here.